I don't think it would be a terrible idea but it is always possible that your server will fail to reboot after a kernel upgrade. This leaves it offline without a general idea of why it is offline. I do use unattended-upgrades to automatically restart most services though.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 07:02:21PM -0500, Tristan wrote:
Would it be acceptable to configure unattended-upgrades to automatically reboot the system when required? I already have it configured to check for and install all updates to Ubuntu and Tor once a day, but I still need to manually reboot to apply kernel upgrades.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 6:26 PM, Petrusko <[1]petrusko@riseup.net> wrote:
[2]https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5195 Remember, to know your current debian linux kernel : uname -a If your kernel is not up to date : apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade && reboot I : > Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195) is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux Kernel > > [3]http://dirtycow.ninja/ -- Petrusko PubKey EBE23AE5 C0BF 2184 4A77 4A18 90E9 F72C B3CA E665 EBE2 3AE5 _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list [4]tor-relays@lists.torproject.org [5]https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays-- Finding information, passing it along. ～SuperSluether
References
- mailto:petrusko@riseup.net
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5195
- http://dirtycow.ninja/
- mailto:tor-relays@lists.torproject.org
- https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
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