Hi, You're mixing up versions, packages, and releases.
> DSA 3503 was fixed in Wheezy version 3.2.73-2+deb7u3 DSA-3503 was fixed in linux version 3.2.73-2+deb7u3 > dsa-3514 was fixed in Wheezy version 2:3.6.6-6+deb7u7 DSA-3514 was fixed in samba version 2:3.6.6-6+deb7u7 > DSA 3511 was fixed in Wheezy version 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10 DSA 3511 was fixed in bind9 version 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10 et cetera > I was told version newer than 3.14 might have fixes for them. But how to > compare version 3.2.73 to version :9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10? These > version numbers look strange. Thanks. That's because the release (wheezy) doesn't have those version numbers, those are the versions of the packages, which, since they're independent software, progress from different points at different speeds. > Will below commands apply patch for above bugs? These commands are very > helpful though. Thanks. > > $ apt-get update > $ apt-get -u upgrade > $ apt-get > -u dist-upgrade apt-get update && apt-get upgrade will always apply the most current security patches as long as you didn't explicitly turn of the security repo. Regards, /peter
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