Re: [vserver] kernel last security update for centos 5

From: jean-marc pouchoulon <jean-marc.pouchoulon_at_ac-montpellier.fr>
Date: Thu 24 Apr 2008 - 12:47:06 BST
Message-ID: <4810733A.6010201@ac-montpellier.fr>

Ok thanks a lot for your two answers :-)

jean-marc

Daniel Hokka Zakrisson a écrit :
> Corey Wright wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:30:50 +0200 (CEST)
>> "Daniel Hokka Zakrisson" <daniel@hozac.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> jean-marc pouchoulon wrote:
>>>
>>>> helo all,
>>>>
>>>> This is not really a vserver question, but I'm sure the guys on this
>>>> list pay attention on security Kernel.
>>>> is 2.6.22.19 vserver kernel for centos 5, provides on dhozac RPM
>>>> site contains all the security fixes needed to be in a safe
>>>> environment ? I guess the answer is yes but I need to be sure.
>>>>
>>> I don't know what security fixes you are referring to, but as far as I
>>> know are there no known issues with 2.6.22.19.
>>>
>> i've been tracking oliver pinter's 2.6.22 git repositories (kernel source
>> tree [1] & patches [2]). his 2.6.22.20 & 2.6.22.21 releases seem to only
>> include bugfixes [3] [4], but his 2.6.22.22, which he recently advertised
>> on lkml [5], mentions a security fix.
>>
>
> No, it mentions a fix to the security subsystem (in this case,
> SELinux-hooks for splice).
>
>
>> his patches for 2.6.22.20 & 2.6.22.21 both cleanly apply to
>> 2.6.22.19-vs2.2.0.7 (except for EXTRAVERSION in the Makefile, but that's
>> cosmetic & expected). i haven't rebooted my server yet to run either
>> version, but i don't expect any problems when i do.
>>
>> [1] http://repo.or.cz/w/linux-2.6.22.y-op.git
>> [2] http://repo.or.cz/w/linux-2.6.22.y-op-patches.git
>> [3]
>> http://repo.or.cz/w/linux-2.6.22.y-op-patches.git?a=blob;f=patch-2.6.22.y/chlog-v2.6.22.20-op1
>> [4]
>> http://repo.or.cz/w/linux-2.6.22.y-op-patches.git?a=blob;f=patch-2.6.22.y/chlog-v2.6.22.21-op1
>> [5] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/21/309
>>
>> corey
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Received on Fri Apr 25 00:02:21 2008

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