Linux Today: Linux News On Internet Time.
Search Linux Today
Linux News Sections:  Blog -  Developer -  High Performance -  Infrastructure -  IT Management -  Security -  Storage -
Linux Today Navigation
LT Home
Preferences
Contribute
Link to Us
Search
Linux Jobs

Linux Today
Enterprise Linux Today
Apache Today
JustLinux.com
Linux Planet
PHPBuilder
All Linux Devices
Technology Jobs

JustTechJobs.com

LinuxToday Newsletters
Server Daily
IT Management Daily
Subscribe News
Subscribe PR
Subscribe Security

internet.com
Internet News
Small Business

Advertise
Newsletters
Tech Jobs
E-mail Offers

 






Current Newswire:

20 popular Ubuntu Linux apps you may want to try

A Selection of the Very Best Open Source Tutorials and Tools

Android Ice Cream Sandwich ported to x86 tablets, netbooks and notebooks

SECURITY: Google Chrome 17 Improves Security

How to read a CSV file in Perl?

Red Hat Brings Gluster to Amazon Cloud

New Linux kernel fixes power-saving issues

Using Wii remote with Android Device- Taking Gaming to the Next Level

Commercial Support now available for the open-source NGINX Web server

Linux Top 5: Linux's New Fellow



Applications Management Engineer Sr (NYC)
Next Step Systems
US-NY-New York

Justtechjobs.com Post A Job | Post A Resume
:LWN: grsecurity 2.1.0 and Kernel Vulnerabilities
LWN: grsecurity 2.1.0 and Kernel Vulnerabilities
Jan 10, 2005, 13 :45 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (7340 reads)

(Other stories by Brad Spengler)

"Between December 15th and today, Linus has committed many changes to the kernel. Between January 2nd and today, Andrew Morton has committed several changes to the kernel. 3 weeks is a sufficient amount of time to be able to expect even a reply about a given vulnerability. A patch for the vulnerability was attached to the mails, and in the PaX team's mails, a working exploit as well. Private notification of vulnerabilities is a privilege, and when that privilege is abused by not responding promptly, it deserves to be revoked..."

Complete Story

Related Stories:
Marcelo Tosatti: Linux 2.4.29-rc1(Jan 07, 2005)
LinuxInsider: Linux Security Holes Opened and Closed(Feb 23, 2004)
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Commentary: Addition of IPSec Locks Down 2.6 Kernel(Jan 21, 2004)


Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat  
  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
It's imperative that we take the res ...   Agreed: This is all our responsibility   
Nicholas Donovan
Jan 10, 2005, 14:56:14
 
a fascinating discussion on how to get y ...   of ignoramus bug finders   
emk
Jan 10, 2005, 15:00:52
 
I firmly agree with Nick's comments  ...   Best of Both Worlds   
Hyper L
Jan 10, 2005, 16:43:37
 
What I find particularly galling is this ...   Wah wah wah   
sdfdsfsdf
Jan 11, 2005, 03:02:27
 
  Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page  



Enter your comments below:

* Your Name:

* Your Email Address:

* Subject:

CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address]

* Comments:

Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content.

Fields marked with * are required!

..............................




All times are recorded in UTC.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Powered by Linux, Apache and PHP