On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 01:26:39PM +0000, Karl O. Pinc wrote: > > On 03/16/2007 03:54:16 AM, Karel Kulhavy wrote: > >On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 04:46:26PM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: > >> This means everyone should have our latest patches installed. > > > >[...] > > > >> *Solution/Vendor Information/Workaround* > >> > >> The OpenBSD team has released a "security fix" to correct the mbuf > >> problem, it is available as a source code patch for OpenBSD 4.0 > >> and 3.9 here: > >> > >> > >ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/4.0/common/010_m_dup1.patch > >> > >> The patch can also be applied to previous versions of OpenBSD. > > > >Is it possible to fix OpenBSD 4.0 system without compiling anything, > >by e. g. > >somehow rewriting the file that contains the kernel? I have never > >compiled > >OpenBSD, ports etc. and don't have time to study all the theory around > >OpenBSD > >- I am sure if I attempt to recompile my system, I could easily screw > >it up > >completely. > > It's actually really easy. Follow the first 2 steps in "man release".
Unfortunately these instructions fail with not being clear if I should use OPENBSD_4_0_BASE or OPENBSD_4_0 in step 1. It doesn't say if I should pick up the version I have currently installed (4_0_BASE in my case) or the version whose kernel I want co compile (4_0 in my case) Instead, isn't it possible to download the kernel somewhere from openbsd.org site, check the md5 and replace in bsd/ or wherever the kernel image is stored? I have an OpenBSD 4.0 system installed from the CD and I didn't upgrade it afterwards. CL< > You'll feel quite the studly computer guy. > > Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward." > -- Robert A. Heinlein
