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Re: Ubuntu shows updates / security updates on shell logins

Subject: Re: Ubuntu shows updates / security updates on shell logins
From: Chris Adams
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:15:04 -0600
Once upon a time, Seth Vidal <skvidal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> i don't think it is a security risk. Or rather - if it is then the rpmdb 
> should not be readable by non-root users.

If knowing installed versions are a security risk, then so is "uname -r"
and almost any command that takes "-v" to display the version.
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