eWeek: SuSE Fixes Bugs, Defends New Update Policy

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SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Feb 8, 2005

“Novell Inc. released to its SuSE Linux line on Friday numerous
fixes to bugs that could enable a number of types of attacks,
including DoS.

“The new set of patches fixes a variety of problems that can be
exploited to cause denial-of-service, spoofing and cross-site
scripting attacks, as well as to disclose sensitive information or
compromise unpatched systems. The programs affected by the fixes
include older versions of SuSE Linux, Desktop and SuSE Server Linux
and the newest server operating system, SuSE Enterprise Linux
9…”

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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