undeadly.org — A reliability fix for OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0 was merged from current yesterday - Incorrect mbuf handling can crash the machine. This marks the 2nd hole found in the kernel in over 10 years. Congrats to the development team for a quick fix. Ps: Please donate to help the project out.
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arnarMar 14, 2007
@trghpy: that's one way to show the world your ignorance
evolvedfromapesMar 14, 2007
more like, "Rare WWII STEEL penny found on sidewalk!"Agreed it's not really front page material but it is an impressive track record.
ropersMar 15, 2007
applemacmad asked: "If this is a bug in the BSD kernel, does that mean that OS X is affected?"No, OS X is unaffected by this specific bug. Read the advisory: <a class="user" href="http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=1703">http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=1703</a>From that page: "2007-02-26: OpenBSD team communicates that the issue is specific to OpenBSD."
ropersMar 15, 2007
The rumours of OpenBSD's imminent demise are greatly exaggerated: <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems#Popularity">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems#Popularity</a>And, to recap:The OpenBSD project has brought the world:- OpenBSD, without which a lot of security-conscious organizations would be up s**t creek.- OpenSSH, which is feckin EVERYWHERE. Probably on your Windows and Linux box as well. - PF (<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PF_%28firewall%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PF_%28firewall%29</a> ), which I dare say is the best packet filter in the world and OpenBSD + PF + basic admin competence = the best firewalls in the world. PF is now being used by FreeBSD, NetBSD and DragonFlyBSD as well. Oh, and Core, the very same guys who discovered this vulnerability, have made Core Force, a free firewall/security product for Windows, based on PF (<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_force">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_force</a> ), so even Windows can be more secure because of the OpenBSD project. - OpenNTPD- OpenBGPD- OpenOSPFD- OpenBSD has lobbied a lot of vendors real hard to release HW documentation, without which your Linux box probably wouldn't have some of the drivers it's got.And in addition to that, OpenBSD have led by example, and demonstrated best practices when it comes to security. Note that for OpenBSD to have a remotely exploitable vulnerability discovered is big news; other OSes often have many known unpatched vulnerabilities (sometimes remotely exploitable) for days, week or months on end: <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_operating_systems#Security">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_operating_systems#Security</a>
rifffffffffffffMar 15, 2007
Just because some of -you- don't use OpenBSD as a personal desktop (and no one here is claiming they do) doesn't mean that it's not widely deployed for other purposes.There are other uses for computers besides gaming, typing up papers, and surfing the web, you know.
Closed AccountMar 16, 2007
yes, intentionally bad joke. I actually wanted to see how many times I could get dugg down.^Not sarcastic
kraigdaemonMay 21, 2007
Not very clever post, but... I couldn't see any graphics in IE7 or FF.
topicnationAug 16, 2007
Sounds interesting... I'm not impressed. Not even a bit. <a class="user" href="http://cakeguru.blogspot.com">http://cakeguru.blogspot.com</a>