Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:07:05 +0200 From: GomoR <GomoR@chez.com> To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: security advisories Message-ID: <20010710210705.A64685@agathon.gomor.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <017001c10957$1c66fa00$3200000a@Intranet>; from rmasse@mastery.ca on Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 17:43:48 %2B0200 References: <00ff01c10950$86f94000$3200000a@Intranet> <20010710103255.D5972@playboy.com> <017001c10957$1c66fa00$3200000a@Intranet>
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On 2001.07.10 17:43 Ryan Masse wrote:
> complain? for those individuals with the port in question installed and
> who
> wait for an advisory to take action in updating their source would have
> had
> a possible security breach from the time realized to the time an advisory
> is
> issued. Wouldn't you want an advisory as soon the bug was found? Even
> though
> the samba bug is not of major concern what if it were more serious? Would
> you want to leave your mission critical servers open to attack?
>
> Ryan
If "those individuals" wanted to be aware of new security holes as quick
as they are discovered,
maybe they only need to subscribe to a security mailing list like the
bugtraq one.
I think security auditing is a full time job, and the FreeBSD team appear
to be beginnger to
this field.
GomoR
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