Please update your system - dangerous security flaw
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Re: Please update your system - dangerous security flaw
I got an email warning from my uni's ITS office today, but sort of blew it off 'til I saw it here on the forums. Everything worked fine for me on Daryna using mintupdate. All the updates showed up and were installed. Thanks for the heads up.
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Re: Please update your system - dangerous security flaw
OK, I checked everything and I'm pretty sure I'm well upgraded. But I wanted to direct a question to Husse.
I found this article from a Metafilter thread on this very topic, and I'm curious to know, should we be following the procedures listed in the LiveJournal article as well?
Also, is there something else we need to do if we feel we've been breached before installing the updates, or will installing the updates be enough? I ask because the link you provided advises to not only install the updates but to also "regenerate private keys". I have no idea what this means. Can anyone explain?
I found this article from a Metafilter thread on this very topic, and I'm curious to know, should we be following the procedures listed in the LiveJournal article as well?
Also, is there something else we need to do if we feel we've been breached before installing the updates, or will installing the updates be enough? I ask because the link you provided advises to not only install the updates but to also "regenerate private keys". I have no idea what this means. Can anyone explain?
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Re: Please update your system - dangerous security flaw
If you updated and don't have any keys then you're ok
I did not find any here in my system
I did not find any here in my system
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Re: Please update your system - dangerous security flaw
Sorry, I don't know what "keys" means in this context. Or maybe I do, by a different name. Can you elaborate?Husse wrote:If you updated and don't have any keys then you're ok
I did not find any here in my system
Re: Please update your system - dangerous security flaw
Install the latest mintUpdate - it should fix the "do not find" problem
keys in this connection is what's used in a ssl connection with your bank or so. But I think the keys are generated by the bank server
keys in this connection is what's used in a ssl connection with your bank or so. But I think the keys are generated by the bank server