Changeset 4d63404 for chapter08/pkgmgt.xml

Timestamp:

10/05/2023 06:34:07 AM (8 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

12.1, 12.1-rc1, multilib, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

0283779

Parents:

623081a

git-author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…> (10/05/2023 06:33:02 AM)

git-committer:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…> (10/05/2023 06:34:07 AM)

Message:

pkgmgt: Reinstall the same version of Glibc should be safe

File:

• chapter08/pkgmgt.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter08/pkgmgt.xml

@@ -68 +68 @@
         all the packages in their dependency order, we do not recommend
         it.  </para>
+      </listitem>
+
+      <listitem>
+        <para>Reinstalling the same version of Glibc (&glibc-version; for
+        this release of LFS) with patches should be safe when these patches
+        do not change ABI and API.  When a security vulnerability is found
+        in Glibc, we often need to apply such a patch to fix the
+        vulnerability and reinstall Glibc.  Consult
+        <ulink url='&lfs-root;lfs/advisories/'>LFS security
+        advisories</ulink> if you are alerted for a published Glibc security
+        vulnerability but unsure about the action to take.</para>
       </listitem>