On Thu, 2012-03-22 at 15:17 -0700, Terry wrote: > This quote from the page mentioned by Rob: > > <quote>Linux and other platforms should consult their distro or OS vendor for > patch instructions.</quote> > > My distro doesn't support OpenOffice; most, I gather, don't. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: NoOp <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: > > Sent: Friday, 23 March 2012 5:13 AM > > Subject: Re: CVE-2012-0037: OpenOffice.org data leakage vulnerability > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On 03/22/2012 06:16 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > >> Please note, this is the official security bulletin, targeted for > >> security professionals. If you are an OpenOffice.org 3.3 user, and > >> are able to apply the mentioned patch, then you are encouraged to > >> do so. If someone else supports or manages your desktop, then > >> please forward this information to them. > > ... > > > > Where are the linux patches? I could only find Window and Mac: > > > > <http://www.eng.lsu.edu/mirrors/apache//incubator/ooo/3.3/patches/cve-2012-0037/> > > > > There is still a group of people using linux who have been ignored: the people who have downloaded their copy of OOo from the OOo website. I fall into this category. Seems to me that if you are going to issue patches for Windows and OSX for which you provide downloads from your website, you should provide a patch for the rest of the versions available as binaries for downloading from it. As far as compiling the patch, how many of the group I mentioned know how to compile the patches for their version? I don't, and likely many others don't either. In fact, I have never been able to compile any program following directions. I always have gotten one or more errors and not known what had caused the mistake nor how to fix it. That is why I download and install binaries. Fortunately for me, I have already downloaded from the BuildBot on 3/10/12 so I've gotten the patch applied.
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