Linux Security Kernel Clean-Up
Dec 15, 2009, 12:02 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)
[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]
"While Windows has more security problem than a barn
dog has fleas, Linux isn't immune to having its own security holes.
Recently, two significant bugs were found, and then smashed. To
make sure you don't get bit, you should patch your Linux system
sooner rather than later.
"Bug number one on the hit list is a remote DDoS (distributed
denial-of-service) vulnerability that could potentially let an
attacker crash your server by sending it an illegally fat IPv4
TCP/IP packet. Those of you who are network administrators may be
going, "Wait, haven't I heard of this before?" Why, yes, yes you
have."
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