Re: Re: hardened-sources-4.4.8-r1 mad COW patched?

Miroslav Rovis <miro.rovis-w3I/[email protected]> Wed, 26 Oct 2016 03:48:51 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.gentoo.hardened
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On 161025-19:06+0200, Miroslav Rovis wrote:
> On 161025-17:24+0200, Miroslav Rovis wrote:
...
> > > On 10/25/16 10:10 AM, Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike) wrote:
> > > > El 25/10/16 a las 12:56, Miroslav Rovis escribió:
...
> 
> And the need to move forware I, of course, I understand. But 4.4.8-r1
> has the mad COW, and the 4.7.10 will probably have that bug carried
> over...
> 
> I spent almost two days testing for that bug, and should be off, and
> will be off with other business... But I too use my machines daily, and
> I don't have a reliable system now...
...

The 4.4.8-r1 can be patched just like any other kernel!

Developer Fernando Rodriguez has been kind to tollerate my obstinate
misunderstanding of his tip, and taught me how to do it:

[gentoo-user] Dirty COW, 4.4.8-hardened-r1 how to fix?
https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-user/message/be9665d005ad02d1826610571d0c7d5d

So it is likely just, now after patching it, I only need to:

# make && make install && make modules_install &

Regards!
-- 
Miroslav Rovis
Zagreb, Croatia
http://www.CroatiaFidelis.hr

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