On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 06:44:31PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> >> > I have the Firewall with woody and I never had got any security problem.
> >> > Is it risky to still using this version?
> >> > Do I have to upgrade the version any time a new one is release?
> >>
> >> There have been some kernel issues which affect the IP forwarding path
> >> which may or may not affect your setup. It's likely to make sure that
> >> your system hasn't got any published vulnerabilities is more effort than
> >> an upgrade.
> >
> > debsecan and http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/ are handy.
>
> I'm sorry, but data for the woody kernels is very likely not accurate.
>
Yes, I'm sorry, I wasn't really thinking in terms of them being used with
woody, which, after all, is no longer supported. I did hope the
original poster would find them useful resources in the context of
your observation about checking for vulnerabilities.
Regards,
Paddy
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