XPost: alt.os.linux.mageia   
   From: dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:40:55 -0500, unruh  wrote:   
      
   > On 2013-03-04, David W. Hodgins  wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:42:45 -0500, unruh  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2013-03-03, David W. Hodgins  wrote:   
   >> Your guess is as good as mine, as to whether 2.6 is affected.   
   >> Only way to know for sure, would be to look at the patches,   
   >> and compare the code in the older versions.   
   >   
   > The various kernel workers should surely know whether or not this   
   > affects those kernels.   
      
   I expect they do (if those kernels are still in support), but I'm no   
   kernel expert.   
      
   >> I would not be comfortable using an older kernel.   
   >   
   > On what basis?   
      
   I should have more specific.   
      
   I would not be comfortable using an older kernel, in this case, unless   
   I was able to confirm the older kernel was not vulnerable to this exploit.   
      
   In general, I have no problem with using an older kernel.   
      
   I agree new kernels can cause problems, as shown at the start of Mageia 2   
   the problems getting the pata drivers loaded soon enough.  Staying with   
   an older kernel is fine, provided it gets security patches applied.   
      
   Regards, Dave Hodgins   
      
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