Re: LINUX SECURITY FLAW FOUND

From: Berk S. Daemon (someone@somewhere.com)
Date: 03/13/02 

From: "Berk S. Daemon" <someone@somewhere.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 06:54:47 GMT

"Wolfgang Kueter" <wolfgang@shconnect.de> wrote in message
news:a6l4fb$36g$1@news.shlink.de...
> Berk S. Daemon wrote:
>
> >
> > "Larry W4CSC" <spaminator@knology.net> wrote:
> >> it, either. All Linux users need to watch www.securityfocus.com
> >> Linux section very carefully....as should all Micro$oft users watch
> >> the Micro$oft section very carefully.
> >> Larry
> >
> > Completely agree, especially RedHat/Windows.
> >
> > I'm no longer a Linux user, but rather an OpenBSD user now. Even
> > OpenBSD requires it's patches (just not as much, and most certainly no
> > where near as bad!)
>
> The particular flaw is _not_ Linux specific. It is a bug in the zlib, a
> very common libraray used by many Uni* systems including BSD and
> Solaris.

zlib is not Linux specific, that's very true.
My main systems are running OpenBSD and I still haven't heard of any
security problems about this at all. Wouldn't surprise me if this was
included in the OpenBSD audit, and continuing audit they do. I'm not worried
at all but I will find out more about this.

Thanks!

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