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

On 5-Nov-04, at 5:06 AM, Simon Oosthoek wrote:

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>>                  Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory
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>>  Package name:           xorg-x11
>>  Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2004:124
>>  Date:                   November 4th, 2004
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>>  Affected versions:	 10.1
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> 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...
>
> Has this policy changed?

Nope... but yesterday was Thursday, not Friday.

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