linux-kernel - Re: [patch 00/21] 2.6.19-stable review

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Message-ID: <45DDC02F.2030002@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:09:19 -0500
From:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [patch 00/21] 2.6.19-stable review

Greg KH wrote:
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 2.6.19.5 release.
> 
> This will probably be the last release of the 2.6.19-stable series, so
> if there are patches that you feel should be applied to that tree,
> please let me know.

This seems appropriate for 2.6.19-stable.  It fixes CVE-2006-5753,
listed as a "high" security risk. Taken from hg kernel repository,
and already in 2.6.20.



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