Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-03:11.sendmail

From: Jacques A. Vidrine (nectar_at_FreeBSD.org)
Date: 08/26/03

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    Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:24:57 -0500
To: Nate Eldredge <neldredge@hmc.edu>

    On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 10:15:58AM -0700, Nate Eldredge wrote:
    > There appears to be a small but confusing error in this advisory.

    Hi! Thanks for the report.

    > On Tue, 26 Aug 2003, FreeBSD Security Advisories wrote:
    >
    > ...
    >
    > > V. Solution
    > >
    > > Do one of the following:
    > >
    > > 1) Upgrade your vulnerable system to 4-STABLE, 5.1-RELEASE, or to the
    > > RELENG_5_1, RELENG_4_8, or RELENG_4_7 security branch dated after the
    > > correction date (5.1-RELEASE-p11, 4.8-RELEASE-p4, or 4.7-RELEASE-p14,
    > > respectively).
    >
    > I assume this should be RELENG_5_0 and 5.0-RELEASE-p11.

    The error is a bit more confusing, even. It should have read:

    > 1) Upgrade your vulnerable system to 4-STABLE, 5.1-RELEASE, or to the
    > RELENG_5_1, RELENG_4_8, or RELENG_4_7 security branch dated after the
    > correction date (5.1-RELEASE-p2, 4.8-RELEASE-p4, or 4.7-RELEASE-p14,
    > respectively).

    We always recommend that one upgrades to the latest unaffected release,
    the latest stable branch, or latest supported security branch.
    5.0-RELEASE is not a supported security branch any longer.

    Sorry for the confusion. I'll update the advisory on the ftp site.

    Cheers, 

    -- 
Jacques Vidrine   . NTT/Verio SME      . FreeBSD UNIX       . Heimdal
nectar@celabo.org . jvidrine@verio.net . nectar@freebsd.org . nectar@kth.se
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