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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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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the impact of this vulnerability is mainly on servers

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

[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days 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.