rabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoCopy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a trivially exploitable logic bug in Linux, reachable on all major distros released in the last 9 years. A small, portable python script gets root on all platforms.copy.failexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down10cross-posted to: selfhosted@lemmy.worldselfhosted@lemmy.worldcybersecurity@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@programming.devcybersecurity@infosec.pubcybersecurity@sh.itjust.workssecurity@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1230arrow-down1external-linkCopy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a trivially exploitable logic bug in Linux, reachable on all major distros released in the last 9 years. A small, portable python script gets root on all platforms.copy.failrabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square34linkfedilinkcross-posted to: selfhosted@lemmy.worldselfhosted@lemmy.worldcybersecurity@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@programming.devcybersecurity@infosec.pubcybersecurity@sh.itjust.workssecurity@lemmy.ml
minus-squareAcornTickler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 day agoBLOB already includes “binary”. That’s what the first B is for. Sorry, couldn’t stop myself.
minus-squareembed_me@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 day agoNo one means BLOB when they say blob, it’s a backronym mostly for fun
minus-squareAatube@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoApparently that’s only for blob storage (now "object storage), not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_blob
BLOB already includes “binary”. That’s what the first B is for.
Sorry, couldn’t stop myself.
No one means BLOB when they say blob, it’s a backronym mostly for fun
Apparently that’s only for blob storage (now "object storage), not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_blob