Posted by
michael
on from the sauce-for-the-gander dept.
SirTimbly writes: "CNET is reporting that there is a buffer overflow problem with zlib in linux, which is used for network compression. Supposedly, someone could remotely cause a buffer overflow through mozilla, X11 and many other programs." The advisory from Red Hat is available.
but the implications of this vulnerability are significant, and have the potential for remote compromise leading to root privileges on the server.
This can't be true, bacause WE ALL KNOW that open source is more secure, I mean, 50 Windows mail viruses are much worse.
Just kidding.
Re:The article says this is only affecting Linux
by
Ooblek
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· Score: 0, Troll
Some glory hound at Redhat found it. I doubt he fired up a windows machine and tested it before he realized he could get his name in the news. Maybe the fact that Redhat found it lead the press to bridge the conclusion that it was a Linux only issue.
For all Window's flaws, it just shows that no one is above releasing buggy software. It happens.
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This can't be true, bacause WE ALL KNOW that open source is more secure, I mean, 50 Windows mail viruses are much worse.
Just kidding.
For all Window's flaws, it just shows that no one is above releasing buggy software. It happens.
Didn't the previous Slashdot story claim how "Everyone seems to know ... Linux is safer than Windows"???
LOL at how biased some articles are!
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