linux bugs (survival stories?)

[Bipin Gautam <visitbipin () hotmail com>]

hi list,
we have had a series of linux(kernel) bugs reported lately... they were own unique in nature. (o; ( As i haven't gone 
through each and every to verify its types) On the other hand we have had products like  stack guard, lib safe, 
grsecurity.net, se-linux bla..bla...blah! But, still i don't hear any success stories i mean, an analytical report 
which says....... using *** patch from the *** product to my default kernel source from kernel.org made my machine 
immune to  * (a particular bug)  targeted to my verson of kernel. We all know the product isn't a myth and with a 
properly hardened OS it could save your day....

BUT i was woundering, to what extent adding these extra security measures are effective against the real attacks & bugs 
discovered in the kernel. i hope you got my point. (Though, se-linux got features..... lets me not re-describe it all 
rite now)

regards,
Bipin Gautam
http://bipin.sosvulnerable.net/

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