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authorMike Pagano <mpagano@gentoo.org>2017-03-05 16:41:52 -0500
committerMike Pagano <mpagano@gentoo.org>2017-03-05 16:42:06 -0500
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kernel-2.eclass: Add some additional text to bring some additional notice to users about the security considerations of a specific kernel and direct them to the upstream website for further information. See bug #599454
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diff --git a/eclass/kernel-2.eclass b/eclass/kernel-2.eclass
index e95ec0777aa5..d0f7eb95f79b 100644
--- a/eclass/kernel-2.eclass
+++ b/eclass/kernel-2.eclass
@@ -1054,6 +1054,12 @@ postinst_sources() {
# And now the general message.
if [[ -n ${K_SECURITY_UNSUPPORTED} ]]; then
ewarn "This means that it is likely to be vulnerable to recent security issues."
+ echo
+ ewarn "Upstream kernel developers recommend always running the latest "
+ ewarn "release of any current long term supported Linux kernel version."
+ ewarn "To see a list of these versions, their most current release and "
+ ewarn "long term support status, please go to https://www.kernel.org ."
+ echo
ewarn "For specific information on why this kernel is unsupported, please read:"
ewarn "https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Kernel_Security"
fi