On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Peter Jeremy <peterjer...@acm.org> wrote: > On 2011-Dec-23 23:40:10 +0200, George Kontostanos <gkontos.m...@gmail.com> > wrote: >>In any case, and IMHO this was not the proper time for this kind of >>advisories considering the fact that many companies are in a freeze >>period. > > My honeypot logs suggest that the black hats aren't taking a holiday. > As Colin posted, the SO had to decide between two unpalatable options > and, IMHO, he made the correct decision. The details and fixes are > now available - it's up to you to weigh up the risks of patching vs > the risks of not patching. > > -- > Peter Jeremy
If a security advisory is announced, you have to patch, period! Happy holidays to all. Black hats too :) -- George _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"