[Nix-dev] Holiday Security Patch Schedule, Embargoed Exim Patch on 2016-12-25

[zimbatm]

Hey Graham,

Thanks again for doing this.
If nobody else is taking it I can have a go at it.

What is the URL to check for the security update? I assume it will be on
the github issue?

Cheers,
z

On Mon, 19 Dec 2016, 15:07 Graham Christensen, <graham at grahamc.com> wrote:

>
> IMPORTANT TLDR: On December 25, an embargoed vulnerability for Exim is
> being released. It would be good for someone _NOT ME_ to patch Nixpkgs
> on that day.
>
> ...
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> This week I will be offline from Thursday through to the following
> Tuesday. (This is why I can't do the Exim patch.)
>
> Close followers of the regular vulnerability roundups know that
> while I start them on Wednesday, they frequently take all of Thursday
> and sometimes some of Friday to finish them. For this reason, I will be
> opening a ticket (roundup #14) today, and working on it each day this
> week until I leave. If you are interested in helping out, please keep an
> eye and know it is coming early.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Graham Christensen
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