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Old 12-08-2003, 21:51   #89
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Plus when a new linux kernel is released, that is what it is... new

Looking at this recent exploit that has come to light...

Affected Versions....

NT 4 circa 1995?
Windows 2000 2000
Windows XP 2001
Windows 2003 2003

So the issue has existed for 8 years accross 4 platforms..

How much legacy code do they blindly copy between versions?
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