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The same 732-byte Python script roots every Linux distribution shipped since 2017 (copy.fail)
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woaw

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

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[–] lengau@midwest.social 3 points 3 months ago

This thread gives a good rundown of what happened: https://infosec.exchange/@wdormann/116489443704631952