restricted modules updates

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On 11/4/06, John Dangler <jdangler at atlantic.net> wrote:
> Got notification of an update this morning that looks odd...
>
> linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-27-386
> Non-free Linux 2.6.15 modules on 386
> New version 2.6.15-12-1 (size 8139k)
>
> linux-restricted-modules-common
> Non-free Linux 2.6.15 modules helper script
> New version 2.6.15-12-1 (size 18.0k)
>
>
> Can anyone tell me why these should be _updated_ ?

This is normal. It means there was a security issue discovered that
needs to be fixed. In this case, it's the Nvidia driver. You should
subscribe to the (low-volume) security notices list, so that these
don't come as a surprise.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce

-Eamonn