6.3 uname -a weirdness

[Diego F. Arias R.]

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Andrea Venturoli <ml at netfence.it> wrote:

> Hello.
>
> Due to the recent advisories, on an i386 6.3 box, i just did:
>
> cd /usr/src
> make update
> make buildworld
> make kernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL
> make installworld
> shutdown -r now
>
>
> Now "uname -a" reports 6.3p13, although "cat /usr/src/UPDATING" gives:
>
> ...
> 20091203:       p14     FreeBSD-SA-09:15.ssl,
> FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update
>        Disable SSL renegotiation in order to protect against a serious
>        protocol flaw. [09:15]
>
>        Fix permissions in freebsd-update in order to prevent leakage of
>        sensitive files. [09:17]
> ...
>
>
>
> I think the above does not affect the kernel; in fact I recompiled it just
> to be able to check the OS version with uname.
> Just curious on whether this is normal...
>
>  bye & Thanks
>        av.
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If you are using freebsd-update to keep your system up-to-date is normal.
Unless updates apply to kernel it will keep the number of the last one who
patch it.

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mmm, interesante.....