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Remote Exploit Discovered for OpenBSD

Posted by samzenpus on from the patch-it-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "OpenBSD is known for its security policies, and for its boast of "only one remote exploit in over 10 years". Well, make that two, because Core Security has found a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in the OpenBSD kernel. Upgrade your firewalls as soon as possible."

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  1. Re:Well done, the OpenBSD team. by EvanED · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Could this be a sign of overconfidence in the Linux community?

    Nope.

    Now, it might be a sign of overconfidence in the BSD community...

    (But in reality almost everyone has had moments like this.)