[oc-flyfish]

For example -- this security flaw wouldn't allow someone to affect the OS. That's what 'Linux and Unix are secure' means. Not that there has never been buggy software *for* it.

Let's see... having root access to a Linux box isn't affecting the OS?

Guess I don't need to worry about hackers geting the passsord for my NT administrator account now. Thanks for making me sleep better at night.

[Dominic Harr]

Let's see... having root access to a Linux box isn't affecting the OS?

How would this give root access to the FTP user?

This bug doesn't give root access, that I'm aware of. Am I mistaken? Where does it say *that*?