Linux/Unix e-mail flaw leaves systems open to attack
Two serious security flaws have turned up in software widely distributed with Linux and Unix. The bugs affect Electronic Mail for Unix (Elm), a venerable e-mail client still used by many Linux and Unix systems administrators, and Mplayer, a cross-platform movie player that is one of the most popular of its kind on Linux.

HP warns of flaw in network management product
Enterprises using a key network management product from Hewlett-Packard Co. may be vulnerable to a serious flaw allowing remote attacks, the company has warned.