On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 04:45:53PM -0600, Michael Loftis wrote: > > > --On April 22, 2008 11:21:25 PM +0200 Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> >> I guess the number of systems with amd64 and a 3ware 7xxx/8xxxx PATA >> controllers is pretty small, otherwise this bug would have been noticed >> earlier. So the sky is not falling. >> >> Technically, this is not a security bug. > > It definitely affects non-64bit systems too, contrary to 3Ware's claims. We > had corruption on a 32bit system, which is what prompted us to start > figuring it out. > > And I agree, technically it isn't, but security is one of the few ways to > get updates into the distribution that are NMU.
But that doesn't make them security issues. Don't get me wrong, I'd be all for a more fluid update process for non-security/critical issues, but it doesn't exist at the moment. The security team controls what goes out as a security update, and we're not going to get the security team to release a security update for a non-security issue. -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
