Re: 10.04 LTS kernel security problem?

2011-05-13 Thread Paul Gear
On 13/05/11 12:08, ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: ... so in summary, if my 10.04 is up-to-date according to the Update Manager, then I can do online-banking

Re: 10.04 LTS kernel security problem?

2011-05-12 Thread George Patterson
A security guard might be more appropriate. If an intruder is standing in front of the machine, then it could be game over. DOS is as simple as pulling a plug, power or network will do. Or pick up the machine and walk out the door. Key loggers? It is easy to get caught up the electronic attacks

10.04 LTS kernel security problem?

2011-05-11 Thread David
Hi folks, I clean-installed 10.04 LTS two days ago. In a computer mag I read something about Ubuntu (or Linux kernel) vulnerabilities for 10.04 being discovered recently. I may be remembering it wrong, but I thought the mag said that if you had kernel 2.6.35.25 then you are in the clear. When my

Re: 10.04 LTS kernel security problem?

2011-05-11 Thread Michael Chesterton
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 11:11 PM, David ag...@justemail.net wrote: Hi folks, I clean-installed 10.04 LTS two days ago. In a computer mag I read something about Ubuntu (or Linux kernel) vulnerabilities for 10.04 being discovered recently. I may be remembering it wrong, but I thought the mag

Re: 10.04 LTS kernel security problem?

2011-05-11 Thread Ian Fleming
On Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:11:38 PM David wrote: Hi folks, I clean-installed 10.04 LTS two days ago. In a computer mag I read something about Ubuntu (or Linux kernel) vulnerabilities for 10.04 being discovered recently. I may be remembering it wrong, but I thought the mag said that if

Re: 10.04 LTS kernel security problem? - detail

2011-05-11 Thread
On Thu, 12 May 2011 00:40 +1000, Ian Fleming ifl...@yahoo.com.au wrote: On Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:11:38 PM David wrote: Hi folks, I clean-installed 10.04 LTS two days ago. In a computer mag I read something about Ubuntu (or Linux kernel) vulnerabilities for 10.04 being discovered

Re: 10.04 LTS kernel security problem?

2011-05-11 Thread Ian Fleming
On Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:40:48 AM Ian Fleming wrote: On Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:11:38 PM David wrote: Hi folks, I clean-installed 10.04 LTS two days ago. In a computer mag I read something about Ubuntu (or Linux kernel) vulnerabilities for 10.04 being discovered recently. I may