Sven Joachim schreef: > On 2009-04-16 15:31 +0200, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > >> In <49e6e2e3.5040...@vandervlis.nl>, Paul van der Vlis wrote: >>> Is there still security-support on e.g. the 2.6.26-1 kernel after the >>> release of a 2.6.26-2 kernel? >> No. 2.6.26-2 the the current version of the kernel in stable. If you have >> *any* issues on 2.6.26-1 you will be asked to upgrade and reproduce the >> error >> there. > > Additionally, 2.6.26-1 and 2.6.26-2 have been built from (different > versions of) the same source package, and only one version of any source > package is allowed to exist in stable. Thus, the 2.6.26-1 kernel is not > available from stable, but it remains in stable-security. It will not > be supported, though. > >> If it is a security issue, but not reproducable on 2.6.26-2 a DSA may go >> out, >> but it will simply recommend upgrading to 2.6.26-2. If it is a security >> issue >> and reproducable, a patch will be developed, 2.6.26-3 or 2.6.26-2lenny1 will >> be produced and a DSA will be issued recommending an upgrade to the new >> package. > > To be more precise, the security-patched kernel will still be 2.6.26-2 > since the -2 stands for the ABI version, not for the Debian revision. > AIUI, kernel ABI changes are not allowed in stable-security as they > introduce new packages; such changes only happen for a point release.
Thanks for your answers. When I understand right I really need a package like linux-image-2.6-686 to get kernel security support. With regards, Paul van der Vlis. -- http://www.vandervlis.nl/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
