How is this a backdoor if it requires being able to install custom PAM modules???
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If it was backdoor that means someone created it maliciously or it is bug?
It feels like a terrible horrible no good bad month for Linux :(
I fell it's going to be a bad couple of months for everybody, not just Linux. It's just with open source, it's easier for the LLMs to find things that have been missed. And more open when they do because you can see the bug reports.
On the bright side though I think security is an afterthought and it needs to be the default on internet facing software.
That a hacker hasn’t bothered to look except the lowest hanging sql injections isn’t enough.
And, I know vibe coding gets a deserved bad rap, but you can ask an AI to test out your security or point out obvious holes you might not know to look for.
How many of these security news stories are largely exaggerated by Redmond and its affiliated outlets?
I think it’s best to read the actual docs published by the research when available. News tells some, but I have seen it sensationalized a few times, where it only affects x kernel with y module before update z.
That being said, these are seemingly getting more and more frequent as previously noted.