Running kernel-smp and trying to remove kernel

Matthew Miller mattdm at mattdm.org
Thu Aug 17 00:18:16 UTC 2006


On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 10:16:05AM +1000, Brian Chadwick wrote:
> >installed trimmed down therefore makes sense. Plus, since kernel updates
> >often fix severe security problems, leaving old ones around once your new
> >kernel works is introducing an unneeded (small, of course) risk.
> well 2 version isnt a prob ... and not usually a bad idea until you are 
> hapy the new kernel does wot it is supposed to do ....
> wot "risk" are you talking about?

The system could inadvertently get booted into an old, insecure kernel with
known root exploits. Better to get rid of binaries with known holes.

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