[tor-relays] CentOS 7 Packages

2016-10-22 Thread Alice .
Hi, I have one relay on CentOS 6 and one on CentOS 7. The one running CentOS 7 hasn't had the 0.2.8.8 update yet and so is still running 0.2.8.7. The one running CentOS 6 has had the latest update. Is there a problem with getting CentOS 7 packages out? How much of a problem is this? Both now

Re: [tor-relays] Linux kernel vulnerability

2016-10-22 Thread Petrusko
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5195 Remember, to know your current debian linux kernel : uname -a If your kernel is not up to date : apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade && reboot I : > Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195) is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the > Linux Ker

Re: [tor-relays] Linux kernel vulnerability

2016-10-22 Thread Tristan
Would it be acceptable to configure unattended-upgrades to automatically reboot the system when required? I already have it configured to check for and install all updates to Ubuntu and Tor once a day, but I still need to manually reboot to apply kernel upgrades. On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 6:26 PM, P

Re: [tor-relays] Linux kernel vulnerability

2016-10-22 Thread Jason Jung
I don't think it would be a terrible idea but it is always possible that your server will fail to reboot after a kernel upgrade. This leaves it offline without a general idea of why it is offline. I do use unattended-upgrades to automatically restart most services though. On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at

Re: [tor-relays] Linux kernel vulnerability

2016-10-22 Thread Jesse V
On 10/22/2016 08:02 PM, Tristan wrote: > Would it be acceptable to configure unattended-upgrades to automatically > reboot the system when required? I already have it configured to check > for and install all updates to Ubuntu and Tor once a day, but I still > need to manually reboot to apply kerne

Re: [tor-relays] Linux kernel vulnerability

2016-10-22 Thread Tristan
Hate to tell you this, but both problems are still a reality whether the machine reboots automatically or not. If I manually reboot for a kernel update that breaks network access, I still won't have SSH. And if I reboot manually after every kernel update, my stability will still suffer. On Oct 22,