From 4d634048a11c1e7f9bdc6bc2cf79d3652e4bade0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2023 14:33:02 +0800
Subject: pkgmgt: Reinstall the same version of Glibc should be safe

---
 chapter08/pkgmgt.xml | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

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
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