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The same 732-byte Python script roots every Linux distribution shipped since 2017 (copy.fail)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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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[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Here on my Artix Linux (Arch-based) it still asks for the password.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 3 days ago

https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions

according to this (good) blog post the disclosure to the linux kernel security team was already like a month ago so i would imagine the fix is already on a lot of systems

[–] nyan_kas@piefed.social 17 points 3 days ago

If your system is up-to-date, your kernel has probably already been patched. The patch was added to mainline on April 1, and I think every major distribution will have added it by now.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

same, Kubuntu 26.04 asks for my password when running the exploit script