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Add news notice on hardened sources removal
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diff --git a/_posts/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal.md b/_posts/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1d696bd --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +title: 'Hardened Linux kernel sources removal' +--- + +As you may know the core of +[sys-kernel/hardened-sources](https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-kernel/hardened-sources) +has been the grsecurity patches. Recently the grsecurity developers have +[decided to limit access to these patches](https://grsecurity.net/passing_the_baton.php). +As a result, the Gentoo Hardened team is unable to ensure a regular +patching schedule and therefore the security of the users of these +kernel sources. Thus, we will be masking hardened-sources on the 27th of +August and will proceed to remove them from the package repository by the end of +September. We recommend to use +[sys-kernel/gentoo-sources](https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources) +instead. Userspace hardening and support for SELinux will of course +remain in the Gentoo package tree. Please see +[the full news item](https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-items/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal.html) +for additional information and links. |