Re: inuring FreeBSD to the apache bug without upgrading apache ?

[Lamont Granquist]

On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 07:33:54PM -0700, Frank Mayhar wrote:
> > Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > > Surely it's easier to just upgrade the apache port, instead of
> > > recompiling your kernel and the entire OS.
> >
> > Not always.  (I'm running an old version of Covalent Raven SSL and I'm
> > loathe to upgrade.  "If it works, don't fix it" and there are only so
> > many hours in a day.)
>
> The exact same argument can be made for not upgrading the OS, which is
> a much larger endeavour and can potentially screw things up much
> worse.

You can just patch the running version of apache with the diffs that fix
the security hole.


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