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diff --git a/chapter08/pkgmgt.xml b/chapter08/pkgmgt.xml index 7104d9cba..13d79cfdd 100644 --- a/chapter08/pkgmgt.xml +++ b/chapter08/pkgmgt.xml @@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ 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 |