Re: Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-07 Thread Magnús Þór Torfason
As a member of the mass of slightly advanced skills trying to use Debian for their typical day-to-day server needs, I am put rather off-balance by the issues presented by the recent kernel compromise. I have an installation that has run quite well, and have been running regular upgrades on the

Re: Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-07 Thread crozierm
that kernels are not automatically upgraded compounds the issue. Upgrading kernels automatically, ala up2date and windows update, is certainly a bad idea. Even having a kernel in the not-upgraded output from apt may not be obvious to all users, especially when there may be risks involved. Perhaps

Re: Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-07 Thread Paul E Condon
On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 06:11:52PM +, Magn?s ??r Torfason wrote: As a member of the mass of slightly advanced skills trying to use Debian for their typical day-to-day server needs, I am put rather off-balance by the issues presented by the recent kernel compromise. I have an

Re: Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-07 Thread crozierm
that kernels are not automatically upgraded compounds the issue. Upgrading kernels automatically, ala up2date and windows update, is certainly a bad idea. Even having a kernel in the not-upgraded output from apt may not be obvious to all users, especially when there may be risks involved. Perhaps

Re: Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-05 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
On Thursday 04 December 2003 18:48, Eric D Nielsen wrote: I'm a little confused as to how/when I should upgrade my kernel. I'm not subscribed to this list a present, so please include me in the cc. OK. I'm a rather new user myself, but to ease the workload on the security team, who allready

Re: Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-05 Thread Riku Valli
- Original Message - From: Eric D Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian-security@lists.debian.org Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 7:48 PM Subject: Upgrading Kernels... I'm a little confused as to how/when I should upgrade my kernel. I'm not subscribed to this list a present, so

Re: Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-05 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
On Thursday 04 December 2003 18:48, Eric D Nielsen wrote: I'm a little confused as to how/when I should upgrade my kernel. I'm not subscribed to this list a present, so please include me in the cc. OK. I'm a rather new user myself, but to ease the workload on the security team, who allready

Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-04 Thread Eric D Nielsen
I'm a little confused as to how/when I should upgrade my kernel. I'm not subscribed to this list a present, so please include me in the cc. I've seen several of the security annoucements concerning new/patched versions of several of the Linux kernels, but I'm seldom sure if it applies to me.

Re: Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-04 Thread Riku Valli
- Original Message - From: Eric D Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 7:48 PM Subject: Upgrading Kernels... I'm a little confused as to how/when I should upgrade my kernel. I'm not subscribed to this list a present, so please include me

Upgrading Kernels...

2003-12-04 Thread Eric D Nielsen
I'm a little confused as to how/when I should upgrade my kernel. I'm not subscribed to this list a present, so please include me in the cc. I've seen several of the security annoucements concerning new/patched versions of several of the Linux kernels, but I'm seldom sure if it applies to me.