On 10/12/05, Cody Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm still pretty new to the BSD world and wanted to throw out a question > to see what kind of responses I get. What is everyones take on what to > do when security vulnerabities are discovered. Do you upgrade your > source (not always the easiest thing to do) or patch. What are the pros > and cons of patching? > > Thanks, > Cody > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >
We cvsup the source, rebuild the whole system or just the part that's mentioned in a security advisory (one always says what exactly needs to be recompiled). Patching pros: doesn't require you to have the source at hand doesn't require any development tools (like gcc) Patching cons: quite limited version availability not so reliable as recompiling If things are not too tight on yout hard drive, consider the cvsup way. It's very easy - and very clearly described in the handbook. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
