Bad Maintainance!

Bad Maintainance!

Posted Dec 2, 2003 23:22 UTC (Tue) by jafo (subscriber, #8892)
In reply to: Bad Maintainance! by AnswerGuy
Parent article: The brk() vulnerability

The issue is that the security implications weren't fully realized before the compromise of the Debian systems.

My problem with the 2.4.23 release is that it is (IMHO) much more than just a maintenance release. Adding USB gadget drivers, IPVS, SCTP, and others seems well beyond what I'd think of in a maintenance release. These can often cause other patches to fail to apply, making it difficult for admins to get their systems up to date.

Sean

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