Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:02:17 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org> To: George Kontostanos <gkontos.mail@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FLAME - security advisories on the 23rd ? uncool idea is uncool Message-ID: <20111223220217.GB15456@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BdUSyoycONC5yM7ZLKRwLp1W8wtUf%2Bw3yx1V%2BQorpmCcjO3ww@mail.gmail.com> References: <4EF4A75C.2040609@my.gd> <4EF4B2D6.5090206@sentex.net> <4EF4B982.3070207@missouri.edu> <4EF4C08A.3080609@sentex.net> <CA%2BdUSyo4biqKCQnVaD5YSHcY_hA2vE_azqHD4%2B915bXqB9qixQ@mail.gmail.com> <4EF4CB2E.4030109@infracaninophile.co.uk> <CA%2BdUSypTX3LEb2qOk7t9F7femKbWKfwSbJOd58=5vNVJz8wQww@mail.gmail.com> <20111223204838.GA43740@in-addr.com> <CA%2BdUSyoycONC5yM7ZLKRwLp1W8wtUf%2Bw3yx1V%2BQorpmCcjO3ww@mail.gmail.com>
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--QTprm0S8XgL7H0Dt Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2011-Dec-23 23:40:10 +0200, George Kontostanos <gkontos.mail@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. --=20 Peter Jeremy --QTprm0S8XgL7H0Dt Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk70+mkACgkQ/opHv/APuIfCXQCglgyeM/dpkLMO14cYHcxCEhaP JkMAn1ujyZSF0tZt/9NoCUW958NqgrR1 =yZNR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --QTprm0S8XgL7H0Dt--
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