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authorXi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>2023-10-05 14:33:02 +0800
committerXi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>2023-10-05 14:34:07 +0800
commit4d634048a11c1e7f9bdc6bc2cf79d3652e4bade0 (patch)
tree5cb3083ec9ca545ac2cb33db585d1d7d110ab6fc
parent623081aa93df0ec73c93332103a2c31ec6d29ffa (diff)
pkgmgt: Reinstall the same version of Glibc should be safe
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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>
+
<listitem> <para>If a package containing a shared library is updated, and
if the name of the library changes, then any packages dynamically
linked to the library must be recompiled, to link against the