linux-kernel - Re: Linux 3.2.18

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Date:	Mon, 21 May 2012 15:24:15 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	richard -rw- weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, stable@...r.kernel.org, lwn@....net
Subject: Re: Linux 3.2.18

On Mon, 2012-05-21 at 16:18 +0200, richard -rw- weinberger wrote:
> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk> wrote:
> > I'm announcing the release of the 3.2.18 kernel.
> >
> > All users of the 3.2 kernel series should upgrade.
> 
> Should or must?
> IOW does it contain security fixes?

There are certainly bug fixes in there that look like they close
security flaws.  But it's your choice whether and when to upgrade, and
you'll have the same warranty (i.e. none) in any case.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
You can't have everything.  Where would you put it?

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