package: linux-kbuild-2.6 version: 2.6.30-1 severity: important tags: security
hi, the linux-kbuild-2.6 source package includes portions of code from the linux-2.6 source package (i.e. everything in ./kbuild/*). this is bad in terms of security support because it causes more work for the security team and increases the risk of errors, omissions, and mistakes. less significant, but also important, is that since the kbuild package is separated from the linux package, the kbuild packages always lag by weeks or months after a new kernel release; making it impossible to build modules for that new kernel. the recommended course of action is to update the linux-2.6 source package to also build the kbuild binaries. thanks. mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
