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Security Flaw
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:11 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-5162055 ... g=nefd_top
Not as bad as the Window's ones, but there nonetheless.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:41 pm
by Ghost [PX]
Well, No code is ever perfect, and I have never said that Linux is perfect.
However, a total of three security flaws in how many months? That seems just a bit more stable than Anything else out there. They'll have this fixed in the next kernel, probably within a week or so.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 3:44 pm
by [PX]Kal Bob
Moreover, the discovery of serious flaws in the kernel the past three consecutive months raises questions about the "many eyes" theory, which maintains that open-source software can be audited for security holes easily and is therefore more secure. In reality, the majority of developers don't like to review old code, Huger said.
"I think the concept is great, but by and large, I don't think the practice is as true as people would like it to be," he said.
I disagree with this, the whole idea is that people put the kernel through hell to find bugs like this. The difference between Linux an Other companies is that they don't get pissy about a bug, they fix it.
For example, they relessed the 2.4.25 kernel patch to cover those holes. Thus I say, go iSEC Security Research, keep up the good work. And go Kernel Programers for fixing it so fast!
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:53 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:53 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:52 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
A compromised, script-happy server:
http://blog.gnist.org/article.php?story ... ayCracking
Interesting how he tracked it down and fixed it.
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:47 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Rootkit for Linux hitting eBay servers:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scr ... 6A000E4723
Remember--the kernel is secure but the OS is not.
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:22 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:39 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Guide to patching your Linux install:
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/linux-updat ... -1033.html
Also covers 3rd party patching software.
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:59 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Mac OSX (but since it's BSD-based, I thought I'd post it here) has 5 times as many critical flaws as XP and Vista combined this year:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000 ... 625,00.htm
Now, is it just that OSX is less secure or that M$ isn't telling all of their vulnerabilities? That's the real question.
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:18 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 7:46 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Whoops!
http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/05/13/1533212.shtml
Debian accidentally lets people guess SSL/SSH codes.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:13 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Re: Security Flaw
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by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Re: Security Flaw
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