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The same 732-byte Python script roots every Linux distribution shipped since 2017 (copy.fail)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@programming.dev
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woaw

also a good blog post about it https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions

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[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Automated test suites became so good, many regular people can just use rolling release distros these days.

[-] stuner@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

That may be true for personal computers, but the impact of this vulnerability is mainly on servers. And those typically run distros like Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL that didn't have a patch at that time.

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

the impact of this vulnerability is mainly on servers

The impact is any Linux install without root access for its users.

[-] dgdft@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Sure, but it’s much easier to get some form of RCE on public hosts in order to make practical use of the LPE.

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