[c-nsp] leap sec adjust. may crash linux based platforms

[Lee]

On 12/22/16, Roland Dobbins <rdobbins at arbor.net> wrote:
>
> On 21 Dec 2016, at 23:45, Lukas Tribus wrote:
>
>> Some Linux based platforms (IOS-XE, NX-OS) may crash on December 31st
>> 23:59:59 due to the upcoming leap second adjustment.
>
> 'Following a comprehensive review by the Cisco leap second team, we are
> pleased to offer the following information. Our experience of the 2008,
> 2012 and 2015 leap second introductions, combined with our recent
> assessment of potential impacts for our current solutions, suggest that
> the leap second introduction is unlikely to represent a material event
> for Cisco products in our customers’ networks.'
>
> Doesn't quite add up . . . ?

... assessment of potential impacts for our >>current<< solutions
None of the versions listed at
 http://www.nts.eu/en/networksecurity-en/linux-kernel-crashes-due-leap-second-injection/
are current solutions - correct?

Lee