kernel 2.4.23 2003-12-16 - By William Hooper
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Brian T. Brunner said:
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> Thanks, Steve.
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> Summary: If I needed 2.4.22 (for reasons other than this security issue),
> then I need 2.4.23 to get the security patch;
> if I was happy with Shrike Original, I only need the released errata srpm.
Correct. You installed a different kernel, so you are responsible for
either upgrading or patching it.
> There is no backport from RH for the security patch for 2.4.22.
RH hasn't shipped a vulnerable 2.4.22 kernel, so therefore has no need to
patch it. Fedora Core *did* ship with a 2.4.22 kernel, but it wasn't
vulnerable.
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William Hooper
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