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'Moss-covered Tortoise' 2.0.40 Linux Kernel

Posted by timothy on from the slow-and-steady-wins-the-race dept.

An anonymous reader writes "KernelTrap reports that David Weinehall has released the 2.0.40 stable Linux kernel, calling it the "Moss-covered Tortoise". It earned this name by being released over 3 years after its predecessor, 2.0.39. Those still using the 2.0 kernel are recommended to upgrade for numerous reasons, including fixes to local exploits and remote information leaks. View the changelog and download the new kernel from a kernel.org mirror."

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  1. local root by Tirel · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    there was a local root exploit in 2.0.39 and it took the maintainer 3 years to fix? why the hell couldn't he just assign it someone else if he didn't have the time (I read the interview a while back).

    I wonder if he feels guilty for all those boxes that got owned in the 3 years.

    Though, I suppose, not many people run 2.0.x these days.