[sf-lug] A command short enough to be tweeted can bring down systemd

[Bobbie Sellers]

On 10/07/2016 04:58 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> Hi LUGers,
>
>     Found this tidbit floating around Usenet today
>
> <http://betanews.com/2016/10/07/systemd-vulnerability-linux-crash/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed+-+bn+-+Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN> 
>
>
>     So now the simplicity of PCLinux OS and Devuan are rewarded.
>     Many other systems will have a problem though.
>     Maybe they will reverse course on systemd use...
>
>     Bobbie Sellers
>
Found today on Usenet:
> Old news, and patched on most distributions.
> Yep.
> "Most distributions running systemd have published patches and the
> issue has been fixed in the upstream systemd code. While the bug was
> quickly fixed, its existence fuelled the fires of the systemd
> controversy on many message boards and raised concerns about systemd's
> complexity."
> <https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20161003#news>
         So no big Whoop1

         Bobbie Sellers
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