[192985] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Cogent Router code updates during height of ecommerce season?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jared Mauch)
Thu Dec 8 12:25:16 2016
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
In-Reply-To: <2b97e0ebb569443d92e289601b79dd7c@EXCHANGE2K13.thenap.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 12:25:09 -0500
To: Drew Weaver <drew.weaver@thenap.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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> On Dec 8, 2016, at 11:09 AM, Drew Weaver <drew.weaver@thenap.com> =
wrote:
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> Hello,
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> Over the last several days we have had interruptions at multiple times =
in our service with Cogent due to them performing router code updates on =
multiple nodes. I know that some companies put these sorts of updates on =
hold during the holiday season but I was wondering if anyone has heard =
of any unannounced security flaws that only larger companies such as =
Cogent would be privy to?
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> I am certain that if you have heard of these flaws you cannot post the =
details but a simple yes or no about the existence of such a thing is =
plenty for me.
Nothing I=E2=80=99m aware of. I know we are rolling new XR releases as =
well this season to address operational issues we=E2=80=99ve been =
having. I expect they are doing similar for their platforms, etc.
- Jared=
