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Re: [rhelv5-list] Latest kernel errata

Edward F. Brown

2008-03-05

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Brian Long wrote:
> Is it me or are there a ton of non-security-related bugs fixed in the
> new 53.1.14 errata released today? I'm glad to see it, to be honest,
> but I'm wondering if folks are worried about updating to this kernel
> considering the mix of security fixes and general bug fixes.

What, me worry?

Actually, I won't worry about this particular update until something
or someone provides reason to. But what does concern me is the sheer
volume and frequency of kernel updates for RHEL5. I count 13 or 14,
over the year that RHEL5 has been out. I don't remember that 3 or 4
were ever like this. I don't think a Fedora install on a home system
has seen as many kernel updates.  Have we just been lucky, with
better than average numbers of vulnerabilities found and fixed, or
does RedHat have a new policy for releasing kernel updates for RHEL?


-Ed

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