Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Alice Ferrazzi <alicef@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH 1/1] eclass/kernel-2: Add additional help text when K_SECURITY_UNSUPPORTED is set
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 11:56:26
Message-Id: CANWzcUpBn0VOuXfbNx8vavKS+LnLmsq0_x3T3G4JY1C6OZqDRw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH 1/1] eclass/kernel-2: Add additional help text when K_SECURITY_UNSUPPORTED is set by Mike Pagano
1 On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:09 AM, Mike Pagano <mpagano@g.o> wrote:
2 > This patch will add some additional text to bring some additional notice
3 > to users
4 > about the security considerations of a specific kernel and direct them
5 > to the
6 > upstream website for further information. See bug #599454
7 >
8 > Signed-off-by: Mike Pagano <mpagano@g.o>
9 > ---
10 > eclass/kernel-2.eclass | 6 ++++++
11 > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
12 >
13 > diff --git a/eclass/kernel-2.eclass b/eclass/kernel-2.eclass
14 > index e95ec07..2aaab58 100644
15 > --- a/eclass/kernel-2.eclass
16 > +++ b/eclass/kernel-2.eclass
17 > @@ -1054,6 +1054,12 @@ postinst_sources() {
18 > # And now the general message.
19 > if [[ -n ${K_SECURITY_UNSUPPORTED} ]]; then
20 > ewarn "This means that it is likely to be vulnerable to recent
21 > security issues."
22 > + echo
23 > + ewarn "Upstream kernel developers recommend always running the latest "
24 > + ewarn "release of any current long term supported Linux kernel version."
25 > + ewarn "To see a list of these versions, their most current release and "
26 > + ewarn "long term support status, please go to https://www.kernel.org ."
27 > + echo
28 > ewarn "For specific information on why this kernel is unsupported,
29 > please read:"
30 > ewarn "https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Kernel_Security"
31 > fi
32 > --
33 > 2.10.2
34 >
35 >
36
37 looks like a nice idea.
38 +1
39
40 --
41 アリス フェッラッツィ
42 Alice Ferrazzi
43
44 Gentoo Kernel Project Leader
45 Mail: Alice Ferrazzi <alicef@g.o>
46 PGP: 2E4E 0856 461C 0585 1336 F496 5621 A6B2 8638 781A

Replies