Re: linux-f8-pango - fix or replacement?
Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: Hi, I am using the linux-f8 ports on FreeBSD 7.2-stable (mainly to get linux-flashplugin to work). However linux-f8-pango have an open security issue (and have had for some time now). There is no update of linux-f8-pango (not yet anyway) in the ports tree. Can I replace it with something else? (but without changing all ports to linux-f10) Unfortunately the only thing that can provide what linux-pango does is another version of linux-pango. No -- you'ld have to change the linux-base port and all other linux ports to the f10 version if you wanted to use linux-f10-pango-1.22.3. linux_base-f10-10_2 seems to work OK for me on 7.2-STABLE, at least for providing flashplayer and acrobat8. However, it won't help in your aim of trying to get a vulnerability free linux-pango: % portaudit linux-f10-pango-1.22.3 Affected package: linux-f10-pango-1.22.3 Type of problem: pango -- integer overflow. Reference: http://portaudit.FreeBSD.org/4b172278-3f46-11de-becb-001cc0377035.html 1 problem(s) found. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: linux-f8-pango - fix or replacement?
Hello, On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Matthew Seaman m.sea...@infracaninophile.co.uk wrote: Unfortunately the only thing that can provide what linux-pango does is another version of linux-pango. No -- you'ld have to change the linux-base port and all other linux ports to the f10 version if you wanted to use linux-f10-pango-1.22.3. linux_base-f10-10_2 seems to work OK for me on 7.2-STABLE, at least for providing flashplayer and acrobat8. However, it won't help in your aim of trying to get a vulnerability free linux-pango: I see. Ok, I'll just keep the f8 version then. Thanks. -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
linux-f8-pango - fix or replacement?
Hi, I am using the linux-f8 ports on FreeBSD 7.2-stable (mainly to get linux-flashplugin to work). However linux-f8-pango have an open security issue (and have had for some time now). There is no update of linux-f8-pango (not yet anyway) in the ports tree. Can I replace it with something else? (but without changing all ports to linux-f10) -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
