Symantec's FUD on a documented security hole

Symantec has announced they have discovered a security hole in OS X 10.4.6. This hole gives access to ROOT privileges and the code of the exploit has been released on the web, which means anyone with some coding skills might now make a trojan heading for it.
The thing is, as MacFixit puts it, Symantec only "found" that hole after it was documented and filled with the 10.4.7 update.
Whether they do this on purpose or not, Symantec obviously overstates the danger and even omits to mention the update that puts an end to it.
While we understand that a security software editor bounces on real issues to publicize its products, it is quite disturbing that misinformation and the systematic use of the fear factor has become a standard commercial strategy.