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ZDNET UK: Red Hat issues swift bug-fix but another appears

“Popular Linux distributor Red Hat issued a bug fix Wednesday
that will stop users from printing pages they have no access to.
The bug was discovered just two days ago.”

The speed with which Red Hat has produced the fix
contradicts frequent accusations that it takes far longer to
develop open source applications than conventional
software…

“Security news group Bug Traq uncovered another exploit
Wednesday — affecting both Debian GNU/Linux and Red Hat Linux —
that can enable a user to bypass permissions and read restricted
files.”

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