More holes than Swiss cheese…
Major Internet vulnerability discovered in e-mail protocol. The Department of Homeland Security has been working in secret for more than two weeks with the private sector to fix a major Internet flaw that could leave most e-mail traffic vulnerable to hackers. [Computerworld News]
Just got the email from Red Hat confirming that RH Linux users will need to upgrade the sendmail protocol that is included with their distibution. If you didn’t get the email and you have Red Hat Linux you can find the info. and the patch here:
https://rhn.redhat.com/network/errata/errata_details.pxt?eid=1504