On 2026-03-13, Anders Andersson <[email protected]> wrote: > I just got this message and logged in to my amd64 7.8 install to do > syspatch, but the patch was not available. I assumed it's because my > VPS is using a local mirror > (https://mirror.openbsd.amsterdam/pub/OpenBSD) that has not yet been > synchronized.
It is showing up on there now. > But then I read on https://www.openbsd.org/errata78.html: "022: > SECURITY FIX: March 15, 2026 All architectures" > > March 15? Today is March 13! > > What does the security fix date mean in theory and/or practice? The date is set in advance, but sometimes it's possible to get patches built a little sooner than planned > // Anders > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Alexander Bluhm <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM > Subject: OpenBSD Errata: March 15, 2026 (recvfd) > To: <[email protected]> > > > Errata patches for pledge recvfd have been released for OpenBSD 7.7 > and 7.8. > > Binary updates for the amd64, arm64 and i386 platform are available > via the syspatch utility. Source code patches can be found on the > respective errata page: > > https://www.openbsd.org/errata77.html > https://www.openbsd.org/errata78.html > > -- Please keep replies on the mailing list.
