[arch-general] [signoff] dhclient-3.1.2p1

Daniel Isenmann daniel.isenmann at gmx.de
Sun Jul 19 16:06:13 EDT 2009


On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:08:21 +0200
Thomas Bächler <thomas at archlinux.org> wrote:

> Daniel Isenmann schrieb:
> > Please signoff both architectures. The new version fixes
> > CVE-2009-0692 (https://www.isc.org/node/468).
> > 
> > I have cleaned up the PKGBUILD and removes our patches. So please
> > test it carefully and report any issue to the bugtracker or the ML.
> > On works here on my PC, but it needs definitely more testing. 
> > 
> > Daniel
> > 
> 
> Did you remove the patch to dhclient-script? I added a patch in there 
> ages ago to kill all the "down" on the ifconfig lines. If you
> reverted that patch, mac80211 wireless cards will fail to work with
> dhclient, as bringing the interface down on a DHCPNAK will render the
> wireless connection unusable.
> 

Yes I have removed. I have asked before on the dev-public but nobody
answered. I will release a new pkgrel with added patch soon.

Any other things about the patches I should know?


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