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Enterprise Linux and version numbering[1]: I'm a bit worried by quotes like "The mass infection works against servers running version 2.6 of the Linux operatin
by keithpeter 13y ago
Enterprise Linux and version numbering[1]: I'm a bit worried by quotes like
"The mass infection works against servers running version 2.6 of the Linux operating system kernel, some using releases from 2007 or earlier, Lee said."
Some servers running 2.6.x kernels are as secure as anything out there!
[1] https://access.redhat.com/site/security/updates/backporting/ https://access.redhat.com/site/security/updates/backporting/
- duaneb 13y agoWhy is that worrying? I don't read into that an implication that linux 2.6 is insecure, just the terribly vulnerable versions they were using.
- mpyne 13y agoThe problem is that if you simply say that, something like "2.6.9 is vulnerable", it might not actually be true. Enterprise Linux vendors might actually be running 2.6.9 but with relevant security patches backported.
- keithpeter 13y agoWhen it get read out of context by phbs.