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13 New Windows Security Vunerabilities

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the focused-on-security dept.

Petree writes "Microsoft has given advance notice that on February 8th, they will be releasing patches for 13 vunerabilities. Happily a day later they'll have a nice little webcast so answer questions about the vunerabilities. Windows users, don't forget to run WindowsUpdate first thing Monday morning."

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  1. Booooring... by Majorachre · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Another day another vulnerability. This is getting old. What's the point in continually reporting this drivel? We all know MS has their issues - but frankly I'm getting tired of all the wasted space on /.
    You're preaching to the choir!!

    1. Re:Booooring... by Espectr0 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Here are some recent security announcements from one of Linux's more reliable and secure distros:

      How many of those vulnerabilities are actually tied to the OS?

      Zero.

      How many of the windows vulnerabilities are tied to the OS?

      Mostly all of them.

      So do you want to count for example bsplayer's bugs so we can have a fair comparison against xine bugs?

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    2. Re:Booooring... by damiam · · Score: 4, Insightful
      Any end users of Linux have to face the security flaws whether or not they're part of the OS.

      No, they don't. 99% of Linux end users don't run postgresql, zhcon, vdr, libdbi-perl, or most of the other packages the grandparent listed. It's fair to compare flaws in GNOME/KDE, Firefox, X, and the kernel to flaws in Windows. If you want, you can compare OO.o to Office and perl/python/Mono to .NET. But you can't compare the entire Debian archive (which takes 7 CDs to hold just the stable version) to the base release of MS Windows.

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  2. Is this sort of thing still interesting to /. by Chess_the_cat · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I mean this is how the process works for any OS. Name the OS or system that doesn't require patches? I just don't see the point of this submission except to imply a Nelson-esque "Ha-Ha" where one isn't required. I run a dual-boot system and surprise, surprise, Linux likes to download fixes as well. In short: Who cares? Next stories: You may have a new e-mail in your inbox: Better check. Or how about: Make sure your version of Quicktime is current.

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  3. PC Benchwarming by bigskank · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Windows users, don't forget to run WindowsUpdate first thing Monday morning."

    Not just to rag on MS, but I will NOT be running my PC monday morning. Given microsoft's less-than-stellar history of patch releases (Service Pack 2 still gives me night terrors), I'll wait at least a week or so to see what problems these patches create.

    It's unfortunate that many PC users (including myself) would rather risk having their PCs zombified or their data erased for a while longer instead of installing the latest MS patch. For me, past experience has shown me it's less of a risk to just sit it out for a while and see what new holes these patches open.