Re: [Tails-dev] Upgrading the Linux kernel for 1.0?

2014-04-11 Thread anonym
09/04/14 20:24, intrigeri wrote: > Hi, > > David Goulet wrote (09 Apr 2014 17:51:22 GMT) : >> Here is my analysis of CVE-2014-2568 and CVE-2014-0131 in terms of >> security severity for Tails. > > Thanks a lot! > > My temporary conclusion is: not worth taking the risk of introducing > regression

Re: [Tails-dev] Upgrading the Linux kernel for 1.0?

2014-04-09 Thread intrigeri
Hi, David Goulet wrote (09 Apr 2014 17:51:22 GMT) : > Here is my analysis of CVE-2014-2568 and CVE-2014-0131 in terms of > security severity for Tails. Thanks a lot! My temporary conclusion is: not worth taking the risk of introducing regressions with a kernel update in Tails 1.0, but I'll let t

Re: [Tails-dev] Upgrading the Linux kernel for 1.0?

2014-04-05 Thread intrigeri
Alan wrote (04 Apr 2014 12:27:32 GMT) : > I'd say it's worth taking the risk of regressions, at least if the two > info leak might include cryptographic information leak. I can have a closer look at these info leaks later today, but I'd rather see someone more knowledgeable than me in this area do

Re: [Tails-dev] Upgrading the Linux kernel for 1.0?

2014-04-04 Thread Jacob Appelbaum
I'd be interested in trying to get a grsec patched kernel into 1.0 or 1.1 - how do we suppose we could make this happen? I discussed this with another Debian developer and they felt that a kernel flavor is the way to go. How might we ship grsec + pax to end users? What would be useful here for me

Re: [Tails-dev] Upgrading the Linux kernel for 1.0?

2014-04-04 Thread Alan
Hi, > anonym wrote (02 Apr 2014 14:50:51 GMT) : > > Looking at the Debian changelog for the Linux kernel it seems only > > these changes have CVE:s: > Thanks for the research. > I've had a look (details below) and my conclusion is that... I'm > unsure if it's worth taking the risk of introducin

Re: [Tails-dev] Upgrading the Linux kernel for 1.0?

2014-04-02 Thread intrigeri
anonym wrote (02 Apr 2014 14:50:51 GMT) : > Looking at the Debian changelog for the Linux kernel it seems only these > changes have CVE:s: Thanks! I've had a look (details below) and my conclusion is that... I'm unsure if it's worth taking the risk of introducing regressions in 1.0. Other opinion

Re: [Tails-dev] Upgrading the Linux kernel for 1.0?

2014-04-02 Thread anonym
20/03/14 12:07, intrigeri wrote: > Hi, > > (stealing the RM hat for a short while, by initiating this discussion. > anonym, I'll let you take care of bringing this to a conclusion.) > > if we don't do anything special, then we'll release Tails 1.0 with the > same kernel (3.12) as 0.23. Given 1.0

[Tails-dev] Upgrading the Linux kernel for 1.0?

2014-03-20 Thread intrigeri
Hi, (stealing the RM hat for a short while, by initiating this discussion. anonym, I'll let you take care of bringing this to a conclusion.) if we don't do anything special, then we'll release Tails 1.0 with the same kernel (3.12) as 0.23. Given 1.0 will be a point-release, this looks like the lo