[NTLUG:Discuss] Red Hat open to backdoor password

MadHat madhat at unspecific.com
Tue Apr 25 10:55:01 CDT 2000


Randy Seibert wrote:
> 
> FYI
> 
> http://www.msnbc.com/news/399125.asp?0m=-12N

I went to the site and didn't get the whole story (bad html problem), so
I am not sure _which_ security hole this was pointing out...  The only
one I saw today was the  Piranha hole.
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000014-10.html

Nothing to worry about if you don't have Piranha.

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