FLAME - security advisories on the 23rd ? uncool idea is uncool

[Peter Jeremy]

On 2011-Dec-23 23:40:10 +0200, George Kontostanos <gkontos.mail at gmail.com> wrote:
>In any case, and IMHO this was not the proper time for this kind of
>advisories considering the fact that many companies are in a freeze
>period.

My honeypot logs suggest that the black hats aren't taking a holiday.
As Colin posted, the SO had to decide between two unpalatable options
and, IMHO, he made the correct decision.  The details and fixes are
now available - it's up to you to weigh up the risks of patching vs
the risks of not patching.

-- 
Peter Jeremy
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