• Warnings over Dirty Cow Linux bug
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37728010[/url]
Affects Android by the way. Good thing Android manufacturers are very snappy with updates
Debian and Ubuntu appear to have released patches, Red Hat is still waiting
Oh shit, here we go again, ffs.
Thank god updating is not as annoying as on Windows Server. Applied update to all my ubuntu servers within a few minutes, and its already over.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;51238805]Affects Android by the way. Good thing Android manufacturers are very snappy with updates[/QUOTE] Doesn't newer versions of Android push security updates separately?
[QUOTE=Lord Fear;51238895]Doesn't layer versions of Android push security updates separately?[/QUOTE] It's great seeing that Sony haven't pushed a security update since May
[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;51238921]It's great seeing that Sony haven't pushed a security update since May[/QUOTE] The security model of old Android releases is a fucking joke.
[QUOTE=Coolboy;51238965]The security model of old Android releases is a fucking joke.[/QUOTE] It honestly tempts me to switch to iOS just because Apple support their older hardware
[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;51238982]It honestly tempts me to switch to iOS just because Apple support their older hardware[/QUOTE] Not worth the freedom and price cost imo. It's also pretty well known that apple doesn't mind pushing features that older phones can't handle to old phones making them feel really shitty and slow. I'd try a pixel, google's pretty good about this stuff usually. [QUOTE=Lord Fear;51238895]Doesn't layer versions of Android push security updates separately?[/QUOTE] they can doesnt mean they will ;)
[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;51238982]It hinestly tempts me to switch to iOS just because Apple support their older hardware[/QUOTE] I personally try to get a recent phone which is supported by cyanogenmod and stick with that as long as I can.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;51238989] they can doesnt mean they will ;)[/QUOTE] My Note 4 says it got a security patch recently (August).
[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;51238982]It honestly tempts me to switch to iOS just because Apple support their older hardware[/QUOTE] Nexus and Pixel devices get monthly security patches for a minimum of 2 years which is more or less Apple's support timeline
Thanks to this, I have to get rid of this: [quote] 22:31:30 up 216 days, 5:05, 1 user, load average: 1.30, 1.71, 1.67[/quote] SO SAD
[QUOTE=Map in a box;51242306]Thanks to this, I have to get rid of this: SO SAD[/QUOTE] NO ITS NOT TOO LATE THERE'S LIVE KERNEL PATCHING
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;51242759]NO ITS NOT TOO LATE THERE'S LIVE KERNEL PATCHING[/QUOTE] On newer versions but it was quite out of date so it was a long time coming
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;51242759]NO ITS NOT TOO LATE THERE'S LIVE KERNEL PATCHING[/QUOTE] Our of curiosity, how do you use kernel patching, on say, debian jessie for example?
[QUOTE=Coolboy;51243013]Our of curiosity, how do you use kernel patching, on say, debian jessie for example?[/QUOTE] [url]https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJessie[/url] I don't know anything about debian, but this tells me that you have kernel 3.16 so I don't think you can do it yet. 4.0 is the minimum for main-line kernel live-patching, though there have been ways to do it before IIRC that red hat and SUSE had so Debian might have something.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;51243249][url]https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJessie[/url] I don't know anything about debian, but this tells me that you have kernel 3.16 so I don't think you can do it yet. 4.0 is the minimum for main-line kernel live-patching, though there have been ways to do it before IIRC that red hat and SUSE had so Debian might have something.[/QUOTE] Oh yeah, riiigght, I forgot about that, though I never understand the obsession with these super old kernels, I am looking forward when kernel patching arrives in debian main in a decade.
[QUOTE=Coolboy;51243881]Oh yeah, riiigght, I forgot about that, though I never understand the obsession with these super old kernels, I am looking forward when kernel patching arrives in debian main in a decade.[/QUOTE] If it's just your desktop or a personal server you should really be running debian testing tbh. Even debian themselves say it's best for a desktop. Debian stable has its place but in those two situations I mentioned it's not really necessary. I bloody run arch on my server and I've had no issues at all.
[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;51238982]It honestly tempts me to switch to iOS just because Apple support their older hardware[/QUOTE] i did this recently and never looked back. ios is really sleek, the new iphone is a machine, apps are really well made and usually worth the asking price imo, apple's customer service is world class, and seamless integration with my mbp is just too good obviously if you really care about freedom and customization then don't get one. i remember rooting and installing cyanogen mod on my first android phone and just being totally underwhelmed with it. i didn't even root the htc m8 i got after that. also, close to two years after buying the m8 i started experiencing battery problems, usb problems, and the phone really started to feel sluggish.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;51246666]If it's just your desktop or a personal server you should really be running debian testing tbh. Even debian themselves say it's best for a desktop. Debian stable has its place but in those two situations I mentioned it's not really necessary. I bloody run arch on my server and I've had no issues at all.[/QUOTE] You get those with the understanding that your computer might blow up. For servers that need uptime (see: the one I manage) -- stable is important.
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