Re: [Security-Discuss] Re: [Security Announce] MDKSA-2004:124 - Updated xorg-x11 packages fix libXpm overflow vulnerabilities

Stew Benedict <sbenedict-7Aj/b8uzpy6AmYF/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.mandrake.security.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004, Simon Oosthoek wrote:

> > 
> >                  Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory
> >  _______________________________________________________________________
> > 
> >  Package name:           xorg-x11
> >  Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2004:124
> >  Date:                   November 4th, 2004
> > 
> >  Affected versions:	 10.1
> >  ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> I can't remember exactly when (december last year?), but I believe a while
> back there were some problems, because of a security fix that broke
> something just before a long weekend. A conclusion then was to make sure the
> security updates are not sent on a friday, so problems could be fixed
> quicker if they are sent at the beginning of the week...
> 

Well, Nov 4th is a Thursday in this part of the world anyway :)

-- 
Stew Benedict
Mandrakesoft
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