[tor-relays] CVE-2015-7547 Tor network stats

[Dmitrii Tcvetkov]

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On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 21:16:42 -0800
Saint Aardvark the Carpeted <aardvark at saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com>
wrote:
> Most libraries aren't so central to everything that runs in Linux, and
> restarting the programs that use the library in question is a
> perfectly fine way to ensure you get the new library loaded.  But libc
> is so very central to absolutely *everything* (or nearly so) in Linux
> that the best way to ensure everything gets the new, patched versions
> is simply to reboot.
> 
It is true, but still reboot should not be so essential for glibc
upgrade. You can just restart (not reload, SIGHUP will not help) services on your server and they will load new glibc. This will allow
yout to delay server reboot until next kernel upgrade. 

IOW server reboot is easier but is not necessary.
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