Gaping security hole found in HP Tru64 Unix
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
A massive security hole has been found in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HP) Tru64 Unix operating system, leaving some to wonder how far the company is willing to go to push Linux.
"Highly critical" vulnerabilities have been found in both IPsec and SSH -- the programs designed to provide watertight security for IP data and system commands -- which may allow system access or a denial of service. In short, the sysadmin's worst fear.
The timing is somewhat inconvenient though as HP was just launching into a pro-Linux PR campaign, trying desperately hard not to be outdone by IBM in its support for the open-source OS.
Does revealing a gaping hole in its own Unix offering aid or hinder that, is what we are pondering.