像其它具有产品级品质的操作系统一样, FreeBSD 会发布 “安全公告”。 通常这类公告会只有在相应的发行版本已经正确地打过补丁之后发到安全邮件列表并在勘误中说明。 本节将介绍什么是安全公告, 如何理解它, 以及为系统打补丁的具体步骤。
FreeBSD 安全公告的样式类似下面的范例, 这一例子来自 freebsd-security-notifications 邮件列表。
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FreeBSD-SA-XX:XX.UTIL                                     Security Advisory
                                                          The FreeBSD Project
Topic:          denial of service due to some problem Category:       core
Category:       core Module:         sys
Module:         sys Announced:      2003-09-23
Announced:      2003-09-23 Credits:        Person@EMAIL-ADDRESS
Credits:        Person@EMAIL-ADDRESS Affects:        All releases of FreeBSD
Affects:        All releases of FreeBSD FreeBSD 4-STABLE prior to the correction date
Corrected:      2003-09-23 16:42:59 UTC (RELENG_4, 4.9-PRERELEASE)
                2003-09-23 20:08:42 UTC (RELENG_5_1, 5.1-RELEASE-p6)
                2003-09-23 20:07:06 UTC (RELENG_5_0, 5.0-RELEASE-p15)
                2003-09-23 16:44:58 UTC (RELENG_4_8, 4.8-RELEASE-p8)
                2003-09-23 16:47:34 UTC (RELENG_4_7, 4.7-RELEASE-p18)
                2003-09-23 16:49:46 UTC (RELENG_4_6, 4.6-RELEASE-p21)
                2003-09-23 16:51:24 UTC (RELENG_4_5, 4.5-RELEASE-p33)
                2003-09-23 16:52:45 UTC (RELENG_4_4, 4.4-RELEASE-p43)
                2003-09-23 16:54:39 UTC (RELENG_4_3, 4.3-RELEASE-p39)
                FreeBSD 4-STABLE prior to the correction date
Corrected:      2003-09-23 16:42:59 UTC (RELENG_4, 4.9-PRERELEASE)
                2003-09-23 20:08:42 UTC (RELENG_5_1, 5.1-RELEASE-p6)
                2003-09-23 20:07:06 UTC (RELENG_5_0, 5.0-RELEASE-p15)
                2003-09-23 16:44:58 UTC (RELENG_4_8, 4.8-RELEASE-p8)
                2003-09-23 16:47:34 UTC (RELENG_4_7, 4.7-RELEASE-p18)
                2003-09-23 16:49:46 UTC (RELENG_4_6, 4.6-RELEASE-p21)
                2003-09-23 16:51:24 UTC (RELENG_4_5, 4.5-RELEASE-p33)
                2003-09-23 16:52:45 UTC (RELENG_4_4, 4.4-RELEASE-p43)
                2003-09-23 16:54:39 UTC (RELENG_4_3, 4.3-RELEASE-p39) CVE Name: CVE-XXXX-XXXX
CVE Name: CVE-XXXX-XXXX For general information regarding FreeBSD Security Advisories,
including descriptions of the fields above, security branches, and the
following sections, please visit
http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/.
I.   Background
For general information regarding FreeBSD Security Advisories,
including descriptions of the fields above, security branches, and the
following sections, please visit
http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/.
I.   Background II.  Problem Description
II.  Problem Description III. Impact
III. Impact IV.  Workaround
IV.  Workaround V.   Solution
V.   Solution VI.  Correction details
VI.  Correction details VII. References
VII. References 















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