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Post #186,391
by drewk
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12/8/04 1:21:23 AM
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New No they didn't
Kernel programmers found security holes. They fixed them. You didn't apply the fixes.
Debian practices full disclosure. If there's an update that potentially affects security, it's pushed through a [link|http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch4.en.html#s-security-update|separate channel]. Look at '/etc/apt/sources.list' on your Debian box. You should have a line like 'deb [link|http://security.debian.org/|http://security.debian.org/] stable/updates main contrib non-free'. It is possible to configure your system to automatically install all security updates, and each patch will be the mimimum change required to fix the security issue.

Unless someone closer to the process than I am wants to contradict or clarify, there were no kernel exploits patched since May of this year that affected me.
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Post #186,426
by folkert
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12/8/04 1:09:44 PM
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New Correct. Since before May.
Some of the exploits were for kernels newer than yours. Some of those exploits were removed from Debian before the knowledge of it happened to show, as the affected areas were fixed by Herbert Xu.

The new Kernel Team is doing a seriously Awesome job. Besides Gentoo and Greg KH, Debian is the number one Distro with upstreaming fixes and updates.
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No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]
Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
     Need help shutting up a Windows bigot and a RedHat bigot - (drewk) - (10) - Dec. 7, 2004, 08:38:21 PM EST
         You know Greg posted it. :-) - (Another Scott) - (8) - Dec. 7, 2004, 08:51:09 PM EST
             That's probably what I remember - (drewk) - (7) - Dec. 7, 2004, 09:20:41 PM EST
                 The kernel is only one piece of the puzzle. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 7, 2004, 09:27:31 PM EST
                 The answer is to admit you are wrong - (broomberg) - (5) - Dec. 7, 2004, 09:32:32 PM EST
                     Perspective - (drewk) - (4) - Dec. 7, 2004, 10:22:44 PM EST
                         Not playing the VS windows game - (broomberg) - (2) - Dec. 7, 2004, 11:17:30 PM EST
                             No they didn't - (drewk) - (1) - Dec. 8, 2004, 01:21:23 AM EST
                                 Correct. Since before May. - (folkert) - Dec. 8, 2004, 01:09:44 PM EST
                         I was running 2.4.20 unpatched - (folkert) - Dec. 8, 2004, 12:15:27 AM EST
         Re: Need help shutting up a Windows bigot and a RedHat bigot - (Yendor) - Dec. 7, 2004, 08:53:58 PM EST

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