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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:18:22
Message-Id: 1412677.H3um9MScbG@energy
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug by Neil Bothwick
1 Am Freitag, 26. Oktober 2012, 01:34:35 schrieb Neil Bothwick:
2 > On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:10:17 -0500, Dale wrote:
3 > > Or just don't update the kernel until it is fixed. After all, if the
4 > > kernel you are using works and is not a serious security problem, just
5 > > use it for a while. They will fix it pretty soon I'm sure.
6 >
7 > Several versions are affected, it's not a new issue, just a newly
8 > discovered one. That in itself indicates the likelihood of being affected
9 > by it, considering how many boxes use ext4 with these kernel versions.
10
11 since only two persons ever hit it, it is a pretty save bet that this bug is
12 so uncommon that you should not waste any sleep over it.
13
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15 #163933

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