[CCID News] On October 27, Linux publisher SUSE issued a warning, saying that there is a largest security vulnerability to date in Linux core 2.6, which enables hackers to turn off the 2.6-software system.
2.6 The core is launched at the end of last year, which has added many business-friendly features for Linux, but still belongs to a preliminary launch of commercial products. Although many Linux vendors have released software running new cores for some technical radicals, SUSE under Novell is still one of more manufacturers based on 2.6 enterprise-based products.
For example, the Red Hat Company has returned many important 2.6 functions to 2.4 cores in Red Hat Enterprise LINUX, claiming that old core is more stable than new core. Mandrakesoft has also introduced 2.6 core, but did not launch in the form of an enterprise version. SUSE claims to introduce 2.6 core in retail Linux operating system in the retail Linux operating system in the retail Linux operating system in this spring.
SUSE said that this fault is that the core handles the way IPTable firewall login, and only affects the system based on the iptable firewall, such as susefirewall2, etc. SUSE's consultation department said hackers can close the system with malicious programs, and rather the vulnerability as a ninth level in ten security levels.
As a way to upgrade this core, the user can relieve the IP and TCP firewall login, but this is not a recommended way. Run 2.4 Old core products, including enterprise-class server products from Red Hat and Mandrakesoft, are not affected.
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