It's not the only operating system where the process is slightly more complex than a kernel update. Windows NT updates require the coöperation of other softwares on one's machine. (-:
I'm not pointing at Debian. I think it is even possible to run Jessie with a current kernel, (which is quite cool) but I haven't tried it. I just upgraded all machines to Stretch and called it a day.
I just did the apt-get update; apt-get upgrade dance in a hurry yesterday and thought I might be good. My post was more a reminder to everyone not be lulled into a false sense of security...
* https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16076175)
It's not the only operating system where the process is slightly more complex than a kernel update. Windows NT updates require the coöperation of other softwares on one's machine. (-:
* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16076660