rabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 19 hours 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-square33fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down10cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksselfhosted@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@programming.devcybersecurity@sh.itjust.workshackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1206arrow-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 · 19 hours agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksselfhosted@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@programming.devcybersecurity@sh.itjust.workshackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareAcornTickler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·13 hours agoBLOB already includes “binary”. That’s what the first B is for. Sorry, couldn’t stop myself.
minus-squareAatube@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoApparently that’s only for blob storage (now "object storage), not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_blob
minus-squareembed_me@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·12 hours agoNo one means BLOB when they say blob, it’s a backronym mostly for fun
BLOB already includes “binary”. That’s what the first B is for.
Sorry, couldn’t stop myself.
Apparently that’s only for blob storage (now "object storage), not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_blob
No one means BLOB when they say blob, it’s a backronym mostly for fun