security flaw in udev

[Dennis J.]

On 04/22/2009 07:04 PM, Neal Becker wrote:
> http://lwn.net/Articles/329266/rss
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What is the proper procedure to update infrastructure components like udev 
or hal without rebooting the machine? udev for example doesn't have an init 
script.

Given the expected increased use of virtualization reboots of the host 
machine are going to become more and more painful. This should probably be 
taken into account when designing these component and/or packaging them.

Regards,
   Dennis