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The Linux operating is not invulnerable! A number of vendors have had to issue patches for security due to flaws in their Linux operating systems.

Red Hat, Mandrakesoft and Novell SuSe all had to issue the patches.

Not all the patches were for the same flaw though. Denial of Service Attacks, buffer overflows and using graphics and Adobe Acrobat.

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