From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Cc: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:16:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1412677.H3um9MScbG@energy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121026013435.184fcaf3@digimed.co.uk>
Am Freitag, 26. Oktober 2012, 01:34:35 schrieb Neil Bothwick:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:10:17 -0500, Dale wrote:
> > Or just don't update the kernel until it is fixed. After all, if the
> > kernel you are using works and is not a serious security problem, just
> > use it for a while. They will fix it pretty soon I'm sure.
>
> Several versions are affected, it's not a new issue, just a newly
> discovered one. That in itself indicates the likelihood of being affected
> by it, considering how many boxes use ext4 with these kernel versions.
since only two persons ever hit it, it is a pretty save bet that this bug is
so uncommon that you should not waste any sleep over it.
--
#163933
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-27 19:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-24 13:54 [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug Nikos Chantziaras
2012-10-24 14:42 ` Dale
2012-10-24 15:22 ` covici
2012-10-24 14:43 ` Paul Hartman
2012-10-24 14:48 ` Markos Chandras
2012-10-24 18:10 ` Bruce Hill
2012-10-24 22:36 ` john
2012-10-24 23:55 ` mindrunner
2012-10-25 0:55 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-10-25 1:09 ` Kerin Millar
2012-10-25 1:32 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-10-25 1:38 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-10-25 2:51 ` Kerin Millar
2012-10-25 3:03 ` Michael Mol
2012-10-25 19:40 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-10-25 20:10 ` Dale
2012-10-26 0:34 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-10-26 8:29 ` Dale
2012-10-27 19:16 ` Volker Armin Hemmann [this message]
2012-10-28 17:12 ` Mark Knecht
2012-10-26 3:26 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-10-26 8:16 ` Dale
2012-10-25 20:33 ` Mark Knecht
2012-10-26 3:30 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-10-25 23:10 ` Michael Mol
2012-10-26 3:37 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-10-25 3:04 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-10-25 4:43 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2012-10-25 14:26 ` Grant Edwards
2012-10-25 16:53 ` Remy Blank
2012-10-25 21:04 ` Kerin Millar
2012-10-27 18:19 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2012-10-27 18:28 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-10-29 10:29 ` [gentoo-user] " Helmut Jarausch
2012-11-02 13:45 ` Kerin Millar
2012-11-02 14:55 ` Dale
2012-11-02 15:05 ` Michael Mol
2012-11-02 15:08 ` Paul Hartman
2012-11-02 16:08 ` Kerin Millar
2012-11-02 20:19 ` Dale
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