[tor-relays] Linux kernel vulnerability

[Jason Jung]

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 at 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
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> References
> 
>    1. mailto:petrusko at riseup.net
>    2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5195
>    3. http://dirtycow.ninja/
>    4. mailto:tor-relays at lists.torproject.org
>    5. https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

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