[svlug] glibc & security

[J C Lawrence]

On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:12:39 -0800 
Neill  <Mike> wrote:

> Okay, I'm about the reveal my ignorance here.  If there are
> security issues with a specific release of glibc and you update to
> the patched version, do you have to recompile the apps you
> previously compiled from source?  

Only if:

  a) They are statically linked

or

  b) They are explicitly linked against the older version of the
  library by version number.

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