Updated and tested kernel with Dirty COW fix for OpenVZ is now available at 
https://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/updates/7.0/x86_64/os/Packages/v/vzkernel-3.10.0-327.36.1.vz7.18.8.x86_64.rpm


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From: users-boun...@openvz.org [mailto:users-boun...@openvz.org] On Behalf Of 
Andre Moruga
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 2:17 PM
To: OpenVZ users <users@openvz.org>
Subject: Re: [Users] I've noticed a new 'readykernel' package

> Thanks for your instructions to get the latest patched vzkernel. 
> Generally I don't want to run nightly kernel builds in production. 
> Will the Dirty COW and future security patches make their way into 
> stable OpenVZ 7 kernels soon after testing in nightly builds? (Same as 
> with OpenVZ 6 stable kernel series?)

Hi Frank,
I understand your concern; not yet sure if we can offer an immediate solution 
though.

Virtuozzo team uploads stable kernels for OpenVZ version 7, tested for our 
commercial customers, approximately once a quarter. In between, we do not test 
or release any kernels - all the intermediate updates are delivered to our 
commercial customers in rebootless (kpatch) format without building full kernel 
updates. Again, this is a part of our commercial offering.

As for the contributions to the community product, we still build these kernels 
for the "factory" repository. However, we are not equipped to test them on 
regular basis, between these quarterly updates We do however invite anyone from 
the OpenVZ community to contribute resources into testing of these intermediate 
kernel updates - we will be more than happy to cooperate and publish these 
kernels appropriately tagged as stable/community tested.

This time, due to the severity of the Dirty COW issue, we'll try to allocate 
our own QA resources to test a kernel with that vulnerability fixed 
specifically for OpenVZ. However, moving forward we definitely need a better 
solution.

So please consider it as open invitation and volunteering opportunity to 
contribute into the project

Thanks
Andre Moruga @ Virtuozzo Team



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