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Unauthenticated RCE vs all GNU/Linux systems to be fully disclosed in 2 weeks with no working fix yet(nitter.poast.org)

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nyan@sh.itjust.works
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I can’t think of anything except the kernel that is genuinely obligatory on all Linux systems, including embedded. Not glibc (musl). Not udev (mdev). Not systemd (OpenRC/runit/etc). My guess is that this is another exploit of something the reporter hasn’t realized isn’t mandatory because they’re not familiar with non-mainstream distros. I suppose it could be a kernel issue that Android has specifically patched, but if that’s it it’ll be fixed in short order.

In other words, not exactly holding my breath.

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corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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If it’s only GNU Linux - and not regular Linux - then we know it’s not the Linux where the issue occurs. ;-)

(Just analyzing what’s said. It’s probably all linuxes if it’s not a glibc issue)

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MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world
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10/10 that poor bloke from Intel who copy-pasted code without understanding it (and got an earful for it) had buffer overflow bugs in his bit of plagiarized oeuvre

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communism@lemmy.ml
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It says GNU/Linux but also says “and others” which could mean anything. eg doesnt specify if something like Alpine would be affected—is that “and others”?

In any case, I’ll wait 2 weeks and find out.

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