On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:15:14 -0500, Jonathan Horne wrote: > >question: if i choose Patch Solution 1 from >http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:17.sendmail.asc, do i >need to build a new kernel to go with this, or can i just build the world and >be done with it?
The phrase "Upgrade your vulnerable system" implies performing the full upgrade as per handbook, which means kernel and world. I would never recommend rebuilding world without kernel, even it appears to be without risk, for three extremely good reasons: o the handbook says not to, and explains why o so that you will never fall into the habit of just building world and get caught out one day when it bites you o so that the correct version of your system will be reflected in the output of 'uname -a' eg: 5.3-RELEASE-p32 and hence you will be able to track the patchlevel of your system That said, I wouldn't discourage you from patching sendmail immediately to correct the vulnerability as per procedure 2) if time is critical but I would certainly encourage following through with a system update as per 1) as soon as possible. cheers, joel _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"