Summary about Linux Kernel Packages in woody
Due to my work as part of the Security Team I have to investigate kernel packages as well. When we are informed about a vulnerability in the Linux kernel we need to check which version is vulnerable and prepare updates.
For this, we need to fix all relevant source archives. Then we need to contact the port maintainers, provide them fixed source archives or patches, and ask them to prepare updated kernel packages.
Even though this does sound easy, it is not, due to the sheer amount of different kernel versions and kernel source packages. In woody we have 8 different kernel versions, 2 different major versions, and 11 source archives, together with nearly uncountable binary packages.
The table below is intended to help me keep track of kernel vulnerabilities in the woody distribution.
Source Archives
KV kernel-source 2.2.10
KV kernel-source 2.2.19
KV kernel-source 2.2.20
KV kernel-source 2.2.22
KV kernel-source 2.4.16
KV kernel-source 2.4.17
KV kernel-source 2.4.18
KV kernel-source 2.4.19
Alpha Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.2.22
Maintainer: Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.2.22-alpha
Depends: kernel-source-2.2.22
KV kernel-image 2.4.18
Maintainer: Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.4.18-alpha
Depends: kernel-source-2.4.18
ARM Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.2.19
Maintainer: Philip Blundell <pb@nexus.co.uk>
Source: kernel-image-2.2.19-netwinder
Source: kernel-image-2.2.19-riscpc
Depends: kernel-source-2.2.19
KV kernel-image 2.4.16
Maintainer: Philip Blundell <pb@nexus.co.uk>
Source: kernel-image-2.4.16-lart
Source: kernel-image-2.4.16-netwinder
Source: kernel-image-2.4.16-riscpc
Source: kernel-patch-2.4.16-arm
Depends: kernel-source-2.4.16
HP Precision Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.4.17
Maintainer: LaMont Jones <lamont@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.4.17-hppa
Note: full source included
KV kernel-image 2.4.18
Maintainer: LaMont Jones <lamont@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.4.18-hppa
Note: full source included
Intel IA-32 Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.2.22
Maintainer: John Robinson <jaqque@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.2.20-i386
Source: kernel-image-2.2.20-reiserfs-i386
Depends: kernel-source-2.2.22
KV kernel-image 2.4.18
Maintainer: Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.4.18-i386
Source: kernel-image-2.4.18-i386bf
Depends: kernel-source-2.4.18
Intel IA-64 Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.4.17
Maintainer: Dann Frazier <dannf@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64
Note: full source included
Motorola 680x0 Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.2.20
Maintainer: Christian Steigies <cts@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.2.20-amiga
Source: kernel-image-2.2.20-atari
Source: kernel-image-2.2.20-bvme6000
Source: kernel-image-2.2.20-mac
Source: kernel-image-2.2.20-mvme147
Source: kernel-image-2.2.20-mvme16x
Depends: kernel-source-2.2.20
Big-endian MIPS Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.4.17
Maintainer: Guido Guenther <agx@debian.org>
Source: kernel-patch-2.4.17-mips
Depends: kernel-source-2.4.17
KV kernel-image 2.4.19
Maintainer: Guido Guenther <agx@debian.org>
Source: kernel-patch-2.4.19-mips
Depends: kernel-source-2.4.19
Little-endian MIPS Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.4.17
Maintainer: Karsten Merker <merker@debian.org>
Source: kernel-patch-2.4.17-mips
Depends: kernel-source-2.4.17
PowerPC Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.2.10
Maintainer: Sven Luther <luther@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.2.10-powerpc-apus
Depends: kernel-source-2.2.10
KV kernel-image 2.2.20
Maintainer: Sven Luther <luther@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.2.20-powerpc
Depends: kernel-source-2.2.20
KV kernel-image 2.4.17
Maintainer: Sven Luther <luther@debian.org>
Source: kernel-patch-2.4.17-apus
Depends: kernel-source-2.4.17
KV kernel-image 2.4.18
Maintainer: Sven Luther <luther@debian.org>
Source: kernel-patch-2.4.18-powerpc
Depends: kernel-source-2.4.18
IBM S/390 Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.4.17
Maintainer: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-2.4.17-s390
Source: kernel-patch-2.4.17-s390
Depends: kernel-source-2.4.17
Sun Sparc Architecture
KV kernel-image 2.2.20
Maintainer: Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-sparc-2.2
Depends: kernel-source-2.2
Note: kernel-source-2.2 provided by kernel-source-2.2.22, no interest in updates
KV kernel-image 2.4.18
Maintainer: Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-sparc-2.4
Depends: kernel-source-2.4
Note: no kernel-source-2.4 available, should have been superseded by 2.4.19
KV kernel-image 2.4.19
Maintainer: Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
Source: kernel-image-sparc-2.4
Depends: kernel-source-2.4
Note: kernel-source-2.4 provided by kernel-source-2.4.19, no interest in updates