From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751123AbWAYWKF (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:10:05 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751191AbWAYWKE (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:10:04 -0500 Received: from willy.net1.nerim.net ([62.212.114.60]:15119 "EHLO willy.net1.nerim.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751123AbWAYWKE (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:10:04 -0500 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:09:54 +0100 From: Willy Tarreau To: Syed Ahemed Cc: Diego Calleja , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Patch for CVE-2004-1334 ??? Message-ID: <20060125220954.GW7142@w.ods.org> References: <3d53b7120601230939p6e8906fbtb196ab49b9b028c5@mail.gmail.com> <20060123191439.cfe5d61c.diegocg@gmail.com> <3d53b7120601250056s77e876b6l2ac6781b8a9c9f00@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3d53b7120601250056s77e876b6l2ac6781b8a9c9f00@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 02:26:51PM +0530, Syed Ahemed wrote: > The simple reason we do not intend to use the latest version is we run > some third party software which cant be front ported (pardon the slang > ) to 2.4.29 and above. > As for the changeset by guninski , i wish to ask about a one point > source of applying all the patches for 2.4.28 .I mean shouldn't all > the kernel security patches ( atleast the ones that have become CVE's) > be a part of kernel.org .Since there isn't any what is the reason ? It's even more work for the person doing it. Maintaining the hotfixes from 2.4.29 already takes me some time (not much more for 4 versions than for one, what takes the most time is merging the patches, compiling and releasing). > I dont want to go to Gentoo for one patch , red hat for another > ....and GOD knows how many sites . > Torvalds is the GOD of open source , but am i asking for too much :-) I can propose a deal to you. You send me a pointer to the patches that need to be applied to 2.4.28 to make it as secure as 2.4.29, and I can include 2.4.28 in my hotfix tree, so that you'll get regular updates for free. I already have what is needed starting from 2.4.29, you just have to point the 2.4.28-specific patches. It would time consuming for me to review them all, but if someone like you has some interest in it, it should be a win-win for both of us. Simply send me the bkbits.net URLs, I should be able to do the rest. Regards, Willy