Ken Schneider wrote: > M9. pecked at the keyboard and wrote: >> >> Joe Sloan schreef: >> >> | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> uptime | 5:32pm up 1016 days 1:24, 1 user, >> load average: 2.47, 2.56, 2.36 >> >> More than 3 years, is quite impressive... >> >> > > It might be impressive, but it also shows that no kernel security > updates have been performed in a looooog time which _could_ make the > machine vulnerable to attacks.
Right, thekernel was updated in 2005 - there might be some sort of theoretical local vulnerability, but not every kernel security update is even relevant to our application. In the corporate world, you find that IT managers don't rush out and update software all that often. When something works, the attitude is, do not touch the production system. Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
