[Bug 52679] Linux upgrade doesn't update symlinks used by yaboot

Brian Campbell bacam at z273.org.uk
Tue Jul 11 19:22:01 UTC 2006


Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.15-26-powerpc

The Linux kernel upgrades for dapper quietly fail because they update
the initrd.img and vmlinux symlinks in /, but not the ones in /boot
which yaboot uses.  The result is that after reboot I'm still using the
old (vulnerable) kernel.

This copy of dapper was a fresh install just after dapper came out, and
/etc/yaboot.conf hasn't been altered by hand - it always referred to
/boot/initrd.img and /boot/vmlinux (and .old symlinks, which don't
exist).

** Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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Linux upgrade doesn't update symlinks used by yaboot
https://launchpad.net/bugs/52679




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