GHOST Flaw Spooks Web Servers Worldwide

[Paul Wagenseil]

A previously overlooked flaw in Linux opens up Web and mail servers -- and even Linux desktops -- to remote attack.

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[ammaross]

Rather than "updated" marks at the top and a bold statement, perhaps putting strikethroughs in several sensationalist statements would be in order as well, such as the opening "A newly disclosed flaw opens up most Linux-based..."

Nothing to see here. Move along.

 

[Paul Wagenseil]

Thought about that, but strikethroughs aren't part of our official style.

By the way, we're not trying to be sensationalist. This is a real flaw that needs real patching.

 

[ammaross]

Thought about that, but strikethroughs aren't part of our official style.

By the way, we're not trying to be sensationalist. This is a real flaw that needs real patching.

The real flaw does not affect the big name mail and web servers, and would be similar to calling out some critical flaw in the server routines of Age of Empires II if you host a multiplayer game. 1) who is using it: not many people, 2) is it serious? yes for those few people who do use it.

I was emphasizing the article was written with the tone of "It is affecting the whole internet!" (as that was the original interpretation) whereas it is not.

 

[p05esto]

Um, it's a real flaw and what you think are big name servers doesn't really matter. You don't know, what's big to you is important to another. You must be a Linux fan. If this was Windows you'd say burn MS to the ground and scatter the ashes.

 

[dovah-chan]

Nice bait but the fish ain't gonna bite mate. Pretty obvious its a red herring logical fallacy.