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05-02-2006, 06:54 PM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,366 Rep:	LXer: Major X security hole found, plugged Published at LXer: Coverity Inc., which makes source code analysis software, announced May 2 that the biggest X Window System security vulnerability of the last six years has been identified and fixed, thanks to developers working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Thankfully, the hole was plugged within a week, according to the company. Read More...

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