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On 8 November 2017 06:08:21 GMT+01:00, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>Howdy, |
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>I ran up on this link. Is there any truth to it and should any of us |
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>Gentooers be worried about it? |
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>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/07/linux_usb_security_bugs/ |
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>Isn't Linux supposed to be more secure than this?? |
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>Dale |
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>:-) :-) |
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From what I read, you need physical access. |
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And I am not certain what you need to do to the firmware on the USB device to trigger this. |
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Joost |
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Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. |
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