Hello Everyone,
The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated
to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 7.0. The new list is below
and at <URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ >. Please note that FreeBSD
7.0 was originally announced with an EoL date of February 28, 2009, but
the EoL was delayed by two months in order to allow a 3 month window for
systems to be upgraded to FreeBSD 7.1.
Users of FreeBSD 7.0 are advised to upgrade promptly to FreeBSD 7.1,
either by downloading an updated source tree and building updates manually,
or (for i386 and amd64 systems) using the FreeBSD Update utility as
described in the FreeBSD 7.1 release announcement. Some users may wish to
wait for the upcoming FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE; however, they should be aware
that FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE will only receive "normal" support (i.e.,
support
for 12 months) and consequently it will not be supported for as long as
FreeBSD 7.1.
[Excerpt from http://security.freebsd.org/ follows]
FreeBSD Security Advisories
The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for
several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE
Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for
the -CURRENT Branch.)
* The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_7. The
corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE.
* Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The
Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_7_0. The
corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p1.
Isses affecting the FreeBSD Ports Collection are covered in the
FreeBSD VuXML document.
Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited
time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal',
or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for
determining the lifetime of the branch as follows.
Early adopter
Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be
supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months
after the release.
Normal
Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch will be
supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months
after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if
needed) to ensure that there is a newer release for at least
3 months before the older Normal release expires.
Extended
Selected releases (normally every second release plus the last
release from each -STABLE branch) will be supported by the
Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release,
and for sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that
there is a newer Extended release for at least 3 months before
the older Extended release expires.
The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently
supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life)
column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be
dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the
future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's
support being dropped earlier than the date listed.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL |
|-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------|
|RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010|
|-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------|
|RELENG_6_3 |6.3-RELEASE|Extended|January 18, 2008 |January 31, 2010 |
|-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------|
|RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE|Extended|November 28, 2008|November 30, 2010|
|-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------|
|RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y|
|-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------|
|RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE|Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
[End excerpt]
--
Colin Percival
Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve
Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid
FreeBSD Security Officer
2009-May-02 02:25 UTC
[FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD supported branches update
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 7.0. The new list is below and at <URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ >. Please note that FreeBSD 7.0 was originally announced with an EoL date of February 28, 2009, but the EoL was delayed by two months in order to allow a 3 month window for systems to be upgraded to FreeBSD 7.1. Users of FreeBSD 7.0 are advised to upgrade promptly to FreeBSD 7.1, either by downloading an updated source tree and building updates manually, or (for i386 and amd64 systems) using the FreeBSD Update utility as described in the FreeBSD 7.1 release announcement. Some users may wish to wait for the upcoming FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE; however, they should be aware that FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE will only receive "normal" support (i.e., support for 12 months) and consequently it will not be supported for as long as FreeBSD 7.1. [Excerpt from http://security.freebsd.org/ follows] FreeBSD Security Advisories ~ The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for ~ several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE ~ Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for ~ the -CURRENT Branch.) ~ * The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_7. The ~ corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE. ~ * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The ~ Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_7_0. The ~ corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p1. ~ Isses affecting the FreeBSD Ports Collection are covered in the ~ FreeBSD VuXML document. ~ Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited ~ time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', ~ or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for ~ determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. ~ Early adopter ~ Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be ~ supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months ~ after the release. ~ Normal ~ Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch will be ~ supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months ~ after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if ~ needed) to ensure that there is a newer release for at least ~ 3 months before the older Normal release expires. ~ Extended ~ Selected releases (normally every second release plus the last ~ release from each -STABLE branch) will be supported by the ~ Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release, ~ and for sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that ~ there is a newer Extended release for at least 3 months before ~ the older Extended release expires. ~ The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently ~ supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) ~ column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be ~ dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the ~ future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's ~ support being dropped earlier than the date listed. ~ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ ~ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | ~ |-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------| ~ |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| ~ |-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------| ~ |RELENG_6_3 |6.3-RELEASE|Extended|January 18, 2008 |January 31, 2010 | ~ |-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------| ~ |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE|Extended|November 28, 2008|November 30, 2010| ~ |-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------| ~ |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| ~ |-----------+-----------+--------+-----------------+-----------------| ~ |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE|Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | ~ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ [End excerpt] - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkn7rngACgkQFdaIBMps37IFxACgm/W0s1RMwBtYKHGGa3kk1FSi dwEAn1WIK57UMysjjrj304IySPnxLca9 =veRi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Schuendehuette, Matthias
2009-May-04 11:22 UTC
[FreeBSD-Announce] RE: FreeBSD supported branches update
Hello, owner-freebsd-security-notifications@freebsd.org wrote on :> The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have > been updated > to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 7.0. The new > list is below > and at <URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ >. Please note that FreeBSD > 7.0 was originally announced with an EoL date of February 28, 2009, > but the EoL was delayed by two months in order to allow a 3 month > window for systems to be upgraded to FreeBSD 7.1.I have severe problems with this, because NFS-Locking is not working on FreeBSD-7.1 and later with HP-UX clients. See several PRs which are talking about this. FreeBSD-7.0 is the last release that is working and that is therefor still productive at our site. What do you recommend? with best regards Matthias Sch?ndeh?tte SIEMENS AG, Industry Sector, DT LD S IT Tel. +49-30-386 29957 -- Plain text mail please HTML is considered as SPAM
Hello, owner-freebsd-security-notifications@freebsd.org wrote on :> The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have > been updated > to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 7.0. The new > list is below > and at <URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ >. Please note that FreeBSD > 7.0 was originally announced with an EoL date of February 28, 2009, > but the EoL was delayed by two months in order to allow a 3 month > window for systems to be upgraded to FreeBSD 7.1.I have severe problems with this, because NFS-Locking is not working on FreeBSD-7.1 and later with HP-UX clients. See several PRs which are talking about this. Same is true f?r FreeBSD-6.4. So all Releases with kernel-supported NFS-Locking have problems with HP-UX clients. FreeBSD-7.0 is the last release that is working and that is therefor still productive at our site. What do you recommend? with best regards Matthias Sch?ndeh?tte SIEMENS AG, Industry Sector, DT LD S IT Tel. +49-30-386 29957 -- Plain text mail please HTML is considered as SPAM