Re: [cobalt-users] Linux Version

[Jeff Lovell <jlovell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck wrote:
> It is Red Hat 6 on RaQ 3 with Kernel 2.2.14 available, however, it is
> strongly advised to upgrade to kernel 2.2.16 since a major security flaw
> was discovered in 2.2.14

Versions of the kernel become pretty meaningless after a while.
Our base kernel is 2.2.14 and any security patches can be patched
into our 2.2.14 tree.  As with the above mentioned exploit.
 
> FYI on RaQ2 it is Red Hat 5 with kernel 2.0.34

Yes.  2.0.34 does very well, and there is no need to upgrade it.
The exploit found in 2.2.14 is ONLY for 2.2.x, 2.3.x (experimental)
and 2.4.0 (experimental) kernels.  Not to mention there is no
currently available 2.2.x port for mips.

Jeff