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Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default
From: Benji <me () b3nji com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:32:59 +0000
Oh thank god, this thread has now become a case of 'look how big my penis will be in x amount of months'. On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Darren Martyn < d.martyn.fulldisclosure () gmail com> wrote:
Jason has a good point. Now to make a simple statement - I am not (nor was I) agreeing with the Ubuntu bashing in this, merely stating a point that it puts user friendliness over security AT TIMES. I only switched distro for I had... Disagreements... with Ubuntu's Wireless stack in installations more recent than 10.04LTS. I still run 10.04 "Netbook Remix" on the occasion that I have access to a netbook (I no longer own even a desktop) and like it, it does the bloody job, is easy to install rapidly, and does not require much fucking about with. Sure, the purists may demand one compiles kernel from source, reads parts (or all) of the src to look for POSSIBLE bugs, etc, and "builds their own Linux", but I find that 8/10 times that is impractical, an unnecessary complication, or merely too time consuming. Just as an aside, my goal once I aquire my own computer (or rather, a replacement for the boxes I no longer have) is to do the following: 1) Read the latest kernels source over a long period of time, looking for bugs and to get a better understanding of how it works on that level 2) Build my own distro 3) Write my own network manager based off the LORCON/MadWiFi drivers (using PyLORCON bindings) for the GNOME interface to replace the not-reliable "network manager" applet. Is there anyone else on the list with similar aspirations to understand the underlying OS on that level or is everyone content with simply bitching about distros? On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason () zx2c4 com>wrote:Hello Full Disclosure Hysterics & Friends, I have now read through five dozen complaints about how Ubuntu is fundamentally an "unsecure" operating system, filled with more holes than Swiss cheese. If somebody could direct me toward a local root exploit against a fully up-to-date Ubuntu 11.04 or 11.10 that attacks a piece of software that is installed by default, I would be most impressed and persuaded by your assertions, as well as being very appreciative. Thank you, Management _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/-- My Homepage :D <http://compsoc.nuigalway.ie/%7Einfodox> _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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Current thread:
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default, (continued)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Dan Kaminsky (Nov 18)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Darren Martyn (Nov 18)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 18)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default 夜神 岩男 (Nov 19)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Charles Morris (Nov 18)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Olivier (Nov 18)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default GloW - XD (Nov 18)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 20)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Jason A. Donenfeld (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Darren Martyn (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Benji (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Darren Martyn (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Darren Martyn (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Dan Kaminsky (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Darren Martyn (Nov 22)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default xD 0x41 (Nov 21)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default Matthew Harlum (Nov 22)
- Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default xD 0x41 (Nov 21)