"Michael H. Warfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 10:56:56PM -0500, tc lewis wrote:
>
> > the problem with simply updating to the latest rpms is the switch from
> > inetd to xinetd and other misc config problems that the rpms will bring
> > out. granted i can upgrade a handful of packages, and maybe that's the
>
> Not true... Jumping revs will do that... Keeping up to date
> should not. RedHat 6.2 will ALL of the security updates is still on
> inetd, not xinetd.
>
> > safest choice, but i'd still be interested in knowing if
> > wu-ftpd-2.6.0-2.5.x is vulnerable to the attack or not
No, it isn't. The official fix is in 2.6.1, but we fixed the problem
before this was released.
> Granted that RedHat's record with regard to security and
> upgrades like this has been an abysmal embarrasment.
> But it's still
> the only shot you've got. As low as it is, you can only do
> worse by NOT upgrading. That will not change until people start
> turning from RedHat and turning to more responsible vendors.
We fixed the problem 7 months ago, and issued an errata for it. What's
your problem?
> Unfortunately, I can't recommend any that are any better. TurboLinux
> was
You're the first one I've ever heard give Turbo a compliment for
responsiveness...
--
Trond Eivind Glomsrød
Red Hat, Inc.
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