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Security Bug Doesn't Discriminate

Posted by timothy on from the let's-see-where-it's-fixed-first dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Despite all the fuss about Microsoft's booth at LinuxWorld next week, a security bug doesn't seem to care about the difference between open- and closed-source systems. The bug, found in a code library included in several popular applications, affects Windows 2000, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Linux, reports eWeek's Dennis Fisher."

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  1. There is a difference ..... by reaper20 · · Score: 1, Troll

    We can expect the fixes for all the open source systems to come way before Microsoft's "investigation" is complete.