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But aren't you dependent from upstream anyway? Or do you recompile from source the broken dynamic library? In my experience, most sysadmins these days don't c

by spc476 4y ago

But aren't you dependent from upstream anyway? Or do you recompile from source the broken dynamic library? In my experience, most sysadmins these days don't compile from source.

goodpoint 4y ago
No to both. The Linux distribution you use is responsible for backporting patches, fixing the vulnerability, building updated packages, testing them and sending the updates. You get targeted security updates without changes in any other functionality.