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[Oliver Grawert]

hi,
Am Mittwoch, den 17.07.2019, 12:00 +0200 schrieb Ralf Mardorf via
ubuntu-users:
> 
> However, security maintenance requires some user action. The users
> get
> informed by notices provided by the security teams, as soon as
> security
> flaws are known, even if fixes do not exist.

not really, that would kind of defeat the purpose of having a security
team that cares for all of this ...

what a user really only needs to care about is to keep the system up to
date. notices about security issues really dont help here because 90%
of them are kept undiclosed after their discovery until they have been
discussed between security entities, upstream programmers etc and a
security fix exists (to not broaden the attack vector via press hype
while the systems are vulnerable) ...

so while it might be nice for some advanced user to also get
notifications about disclosed security holes and fixes, it is more
important that you trust your distros security team to include fixes
fast and to keep your installation updated with the latest fixes they
provide ... all a "normal user" should typically do is to check for
updates and apply them regulary.

ciao
	oli
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