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Re: Wikileaks Vault7 release--Linux vulnerabilities

From	Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Wikileaks Vault7 release--Linux vulnerabilities
Date	2017-03-12 14:21 -0400
Organization	albasani.net
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On Sat, 11 Mar 2017 17:16:19 -0500, Jean-David Beyer wrote:
>
> On 03/11/2017 12:10 PM, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> I also had Windows in mind. In my opinion Linux distributions should
>> handle it the same way - just update without bugging the user other than
>> if there is an update which might not be wanted.
>
> I disagree. My distro runs SELinux by default. Even the super-user
> cannot modify some files unless he has the correct permissions. So even
> if the black hats cracked my computer and even if they got the superuser
> password, they would need to defeat the SELinux defense mechanisms besides.

What I wanted to say is have the system handle it without any user
interaction. You just create a new (root) cron table entry and call some
aptitude (or what ever updater a distribution has) there. Works for me
since years in Debian.
-- 
Andreas
You know you are a redneck if
you use the term "over yonder" more than once a month.

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