Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 12, 2002 01:29 AM
What I mean is, how many are vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel? How many are in sendmail? How many are in OpenSSH? Linux distributions include a huge number of applications! Are these vulnerabilities counted in these stats (according to the Security Focus page, they are). But the Windows vulnerabilities don't include even parts of the Windows system that are considered core parts (the page mentions Explorer - is that IE or Windows Explorer, but I digress).
As far as the number of holes increasing, it's not a surprise that as the system gets more complex, more problems arise. If all of those problems are with the Linux kernel, then there is a major problem. If the rise comes from holes introduced by applications, then it's not as big a surprise.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 12, 2002 01:29 AMAs far as the number of holes increasing, it's not a surprise that as the system gets more complex, more problems arise. If all of those problems are with the Linux kernel, then there is a major problem. If the rise comes from holes introduced by applications, then it's not as big a surprise.
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