XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: user@example.net   
      
   On 01/04/2024 15.24, Newyana2 wrote:   
   > "J.O. Aho"  wrote   
   >   
   > | Please don't be stupid, keep your stuff up to date, it's not about you,   
   > | but it's about everyone else as when you are part of a botnet everyone   
   > | else will be affected of your bad decisions.   
   > |   
   >   
   >     Now that you mention it, that sounds like good advice.   
   > I am too stupid to manage security on my computer. I'm   
   > not even a Linux engineer. So I'll do as you recommend.   
   > I think my compression libs are out of date and I've heard   
   > there's a nifty one called "xz". Maybe I'll get that. When do   
   > you advise me to update it again? This afternoon? Or is   
   > tonight good enough?  :)   
      
   So you think CVE-2008-5424 and CVE-2010-3147 are good to have?   
   There is less risk of using the compromised xz tarball than using your   
   current ms-windows, at least xz needs specific conditions to cause the   
   authentication in sshd.   
      
   --   
     //Aho   
      
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