20:02:07 <wilcal> #startmeeting 20:02:07 <Inigo_Montoya> Meeting started Thu Mar 12 20:02:07 2020 UTC. The chair is wilcal. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 20:02:07 <Inigo_Montoya> Useful Commands: #action #agreed #help #info #idea #link #topic. 20:02:20 <wilcal> Welcome all to this weeks QA meeting 20:02:41 <wilcal> Hi tar 20:02:46 <wilcal> #topic Who's new? 20:02:51 <wilcal> anyone new here today? 20:02:53 <tarazed> Hi there Bill 20:03:34 <wilcal> Lets move to 20:03:36 <wilcal> #topic Testing Updates 20:03:53 <wilcal> As always thanks to all for cutting the list way way down 20:04:17 <wilcal> But we do have an urgent matter in there 20:04:31 <bri_an> kernel? 20:04:46 <wilcal> I'm pretty sure tis is the kernel I heard about 20:04:47 <wilcal> https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26308 20:04:49 <[mbot> [ 26308 – Update request: sympa-6.2.42-1.1.mga7 ] 20:05:08 <wilcal> There's a serious 17-year old fault in there 20:05:28 <wilcal> so we need to get that back to tmb bost haste 20:05:57 <hviaene> That's a consolation for me. 20:06:29 <tarazed> hat is the fault 20:06:37 <tarazed> What 20:06:41 <wilcal> If this is not the one tmb will bring an update to this bug quickly 20:07:11 <wilcal> This one is everywhere but has not been exployed yet 20:07:28 <wilcal> I heard about it a couple days ago 20:08:12 <rindolf> hi all 20:08:20 <wilcal> The user can get root privilages 20:08:32 <tarazed> Hi Shlomi 20:08:36 <wilcal> hi rin 20:08:54 <wilcal> Hot bug on the list. It's the kernel 20:09:33 <wilcal> 17-year latent problem that gets root privilage 20:09:54 <wilcal> Has not been exploited yet 20:09:56 <rindolf> wilcal: which bug? 26308 is for sympa 20:10:00 <wilcal> but will soon 20:10:10 <MageiaTJ> The kernel is bug 26331. 20:10:12 <[mbot> Bug: ['Update request: kernel-5.5.9-1.mga7', 'NEW', 'QA Team'] https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26331 20:10:19 <wilcal> Yes 20:10:58 <tarazed> tmb has not yet posted the advisory 20:11:24 <wilcal> So goal is to get this fix published by Monday latest 20:12:09 <bri_an> sympa or kernel wilcal? 20:12:35 <wilcal> kernel 20:13:10 <rindolf> wilcal: kernel 5.5.9 seems to work fine on my x64 mga8/cauldron system in case it matters 20:13:18 <hviaene> What are you saying now ? is testing this update urgent, or do we have to wait on tmb?? 20:13:31 <wilcal> test asap 20:13:36 <hviaene> OK 20:14:04 <tarazed> running fine here as well 20:14:08 <wilcal> I ran across some sense of urgency on the internet, security podcasts 20:14:43 <wilcal> I'm sure it's some wierd thing but if you explot it you can get root privaliges 20:15:20 <wilcal> Quite some concern for systems running from ROM chips 20:15:46 <wilcal> Which being around for 17-years is probably considerable 20:16:44 <wilcal> That's really the only thing to talk about today 20:16:54 <wilcal> and thanks to all for cutting the list down to where it is 20:17:45 <MageiaTJ> Working on a test on my old Inspiron now... 20:17:50 <wilcal> anything else on udates testing? 20:18:01 <wilcal> thks 20:18:24 <wilcal> Lets make this short and move on 20:18:28 <wilcal> #topic Anything else? 20:19:10 <wilcal> My new adopted town here is taking a wicked beating the last days 20:19:57 <wilcal> One convention of 90,000+ visitors in April cancelled. That's gotta hurt 20:20:35 <MageiaTJ> Syracuse has postponed Saturday's St. Patrick's parade. First time ever. 20:20:48 <hviaene> Here all gatherings of more than 100 persons all cancelled 20:20:50 <MageiaTJ> Syracuse, NY. 20:20:53 <wilcal> So if your looking for a cheap room in Sin City USA nows your chance 20:21:19 <hviaene> That - for the first time ever, includes church services 20:21:41 <wilcal> If you book a flight on Spirit Airlines 2-weeks out you get $21.40 one way 20:21:43 <hviaene> We are not allowed anymore!!! 20:22:30 <wilcal> USA Basball season just got put on hold 20:22:41 <wilcal> Anyting else 20:22:58 <bri_an> hviaene - a lot of the same, gatherings, universities. But grade schools still going 20:23:12 <hviaene> Soccer in major league without public, all the rest cancelled 20:23:18 <wilcal> Thanks all countdown time 20:23:25 <wilcal> Soooo depressing 20:23:25 <MageiaTJ> Sports games that are still on are being played without spectators. 20:23:28 <wilcal> T-5 20:23:31 <hviaene> G'night all 20:23:38 <wilcal> T-4 20:23:43 <wilcal> T-3 20:23:48 <wilcal> T-2 20:23:51 <wilcal> T-1 20:23:52 <tarazed> Goodnight folks 20:23:54 <wilcal> #endmeeting