Comments on: OpenBSD hit by 'critical' IPv6 flaw

A security hole in the way OpenBSD handles IPv6 data packets exposes systems running the open-source OS to serious attack.

[Shef Seattle]

It is easy to fix

The good thing is all OpenBSD users are computer experts which can find the bug in the source code and re-compile the networking stack. So it is not a big threat for the open source community, unlike evil Microsoft :)

[wolivere]

You hit the nail on the head

To make sure its okay and to fix the problem you need to be an expert.

Its sort of like when people complain about a bug found in MS products, most people who know what they are doing are not vulnerable or fixed the problem.

I had mentioned before how, frustrated I am with the new Linux builds.

They have become so fractured, man thinking about Vista and its various versions is nothing compared to all the Linux builds and all the various problems that arise between them.

Be it as simple as updating your video driver or spending hours trying to tweak wine so you can run your game again.

So sure its nice that the experts can recompile there stack and avoid the issue, but thats really not the point now is it.

[Solaris_User]

OpenBSD coming in -- second.

OpenBSD is much more widely used than PCBSD or NetBSD.

Even the best OS's fail .. what is it now.. twice in 10 years. ;-)

Good job OpenBSD team! Your security record is VERY impresive.