newest security patch and custom kernel

Norman Maurer norman at apache.org
Mon Jan 14 22:18:17 PST 2008


Hi,

the /usr/src/sys* stuff should be patched anyway. But you need to build
your kernel again and install it to reflect the changes. Even if i think
it only update the -p10 label in the case of -p10 patch set.

cheers
Norman


Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 07:03 +0100 schrieb zbigniew szalbot:
> Hello,
> 
> Using freebsd-update I applied the latest security patches which were 
> announced yesterday. However, I then notice this message:
> 
> The following files will be updated as part of updating to 6.2-RELEASE-p10:
> /boot/GENERIC/kernel
> 
> My question is whether my update missed the point because I have a 
> custom kernel? If so, do I need to apply it manually as described in the 
> security advisory? If I still want to go down the binary road, how can I 
> make sure my custom kernel gets patched, too?
> 
> Thank you very much!
> 
> Zbigniew Szalbot
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