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that ain't legal either (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14334283

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Remove the backdoor found in 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 (CVE-2024-3094).

While the backdoor was inactive (and thus harmless) without inserting
a small trigger code into the build system when the source package was
created, it's good to remove this anyway:

  - The executable payloads were embedded as binary blobs in
    the test files. This was a blatant violation of the
    Debian Free Software Guidelines.

  - On machines that see lots bots poking at the SSH port, the backdoor
    noticeably increased CPU load, resulting in degraded user experience
    and thus overwhelmingly negative user feedback.

  - The maintainer who added the backdoor has disappeared.

  - Backdoors are bad for security.

This reverts the following without making any other changes:

The sentence "This was a blatant violation of the Debian Free Software Guidelines" is highlighted.

Below the github screenshot is a frame of the 1998 film The Big Lebowski with the meme caption "What, are you a fucking park ranger now?" from the scene where that line was spoken.

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[-] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 64 points 11 months ago

Backdoors are bad for security

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

They're great for avoiding jealous husbands who come home early unexpectedly though

[-] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

NSFWI was with my mistress one day when she heard her husband walking up the drive. She said, "quick, use the back door!". I wasn't sure we had time, but it's not every day you're offered anal

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

Dude I worked for in 2008 (small IT support company) insisted we store all the domain logins and passwords for all our customer's networks on our internal Sharepoint system and forward a port to RDP on all their domain controllers. It was a fucked up place to work with every procedure pulled out of someone's ass on the spot.

/randomrelatedstory

[-] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 33 points 11 months ago

makes malware

Debian-THATS NOT FOSS IN ARE CODE, o yeah its also malware

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 8 points 11 months ago

To be fair proprietary software really shouldn't be trusted

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 26 points 11 months ago

"Backdoors are bad for security"

[-] urda@lebowski.social 10 points 11 months ago

Lady, I got buddies who died face-down in the muck so that you and I could enjoy this FOSS library!

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

Why does everything have to do with 'Nam?

this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2024
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