LinuxSecurity.com: Linux Advisory Watch, October 27, 2000 | Linux Today

LinuxSecurity.com: Linux Advisory Watch, October 27, 2000

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 27, 2000

[ Thanks to Benjamin
D. Thomas
for this link. ]

“This week, advisories were released for apache, gnupg, ping,
ypbind, ypserve, mysql, cyrus-sal, curl, ppp-off, and xlockmore.
The vendors include Immunix, Mandrake, Red Hat, and Slackware. It
is critical that you update all vulnerable packages to reduce the
risk of being compromised.

“Linux Advisory Watch is a comprehensive newsletter that
outlines the security vulnerabilities that have been announced
throughout the week. It includes pointers to updated packages and
descriptions of each vulnerability.”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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