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Devastating 'Dirty Frag' exploit leaks out, gives immediate root access on most Linux machines since 2017, no patches available, no warning given — Copy Fail-like vulnerability had its embargo broken (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The thing Microsoft says is by design and won't fix? Let's see if you can spot the difference.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Because it isn’t an issue. If you’re signed in to your computer you can get your saved passwords by design.

[–] SirActionSack@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Should other software that might be running also be able to get those passwords?