[Arm-netbook] severe systemd bugs (two of them)

Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl at lkcl.net
Mon Jul 3 08:52:59 BST 2017


https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/07/03/0343258/severe-systemd-bug-allowed-remote-code-execution-for-two-years

two years.  that's how long one of these bugs has been in systemd.
*via a remote network*.  what the hell is an init system doing being
accessible *via DNS queries*?

for anyone who still believes that systemd is okay to use and deploy,
and that there exist "great advantages that outweigh the risks", are
you *finally* getting the message now?

dozens of distros, millions of people, all affected by the
irresponsible act of switching "en-masse" to a single over-reaching
init system which is developed in a fashion that is not being properly
managed or controlled.  i do not understand why people do not
understand this.

l.



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