[Arm-netbook] Logging and journaling

Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl at lkcl.net
Sat Feb 11 13:21:05 GMT 2017


https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/24/systemd_flaw/

"Newer" versions of systemd deployed by Fedora or Ubuntu have been
secured, but Debian systems are still running an older version and
therefore need updating.

systemd is a suite for building blocks for Linux systems that provides
system and service management technology. Security specialists view it
with suspicion and ***>>>complaints about function creep are not
uncommon<<<***.

https://betanews.com/2016/10/07/systemd-vulnerability-linux-crash/

The reason he has decided to disclose the bug publicly was to bring
further attention to problems with a widely used component in Linux
called systemd that Ayer believes is "defective by design".

However, others believe disclosing such a bug without first contacting
systemd's developers is irresponsible. Ayer was critical of systemd
for being overly complex and made the argument that Linux developers
have "fallen behind other operating systems in writing secure and
robust software".

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=systemd



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