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Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about?

From Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com>
Newsgroups alt.privacy.anon-server, alt.os.linux, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about?
Date 2018-11-04 07:42 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> writes:

> On 11/3/18 7:34 PM, James Moe wrote:
>> On 11/2/18 12:50 AM, J.O. Aho wrote:
>> 
>>> The reason to avoid systemd is that it's a big security vulnerability
>>> risk and it eats up GNU applications.
>>>
>>   Wild accusations without a hint of proof.
>
> The larger code base, the higher risk for vulnerabilities and systemd
> has been having security vulnerabilities quite often compared with the
> other init systems
>
> https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/systemd-vulnerability-leads-to-denial-of-service-on-linux/

DNS resovler.

> https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/linux-systemd-vulnerability-dns

DNS.

> https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15686

Awaiting analysis, "possibly leading to".

> https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15687

This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.  I can't tell what's
at fault.

> https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15688

dhcp client.

> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/05/linux_systemd_grants_root_to_invalid_user_accounts/

To  exploit   the  issue,  an   attacker  would  have  to   convince  an
administrator – someone who already has  root access – to install a unit
file with an invalid user name.

> That just a handful during the last two years, which most people should
> be able to find with a simple search engine query.

I fail to see how issues entirely within daemons are "systemd problems".

-- 
Dan Espen

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Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Nomen Nescio <noreply@mixnym.net> - 2018-11-01 08:48 -0500
  Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2018-11-01 09:13 -0500
  Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Nomen Nescio <noreply@mixnym.net> - 2018-11-01 20:21 -0500
    Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2018-11-02 02:14 +0000
      Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2018-11-08 09:49 +0100
    Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2018-11-02 08:50 +0100
      Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? James Moe <jimoeDESPAM@sohnen-moe.com> - 2018-11-03 11:34 -0700
        Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2018-11-04 09:36 +0100
          Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-11-04 06:17 -0500
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            [again] software complexity Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-11-04 12:35 +0000
            Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 07:46 -0500
              [again] software complexity Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-11-04 13:05 +0000
              Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2018-11-04 14:27 +0100
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                Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2018-11-04 22:03 +0100
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              Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-11-04 18:13 +0000
          Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 07:42 -0500
            Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2018-11-04 14:51 +0100
              Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 11:04 -0500
              Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-11-04 18:12 +0000
    Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-11-02 10:44 +0000
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      Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Nomen Nescio <noreply@mixnym.net> - 2018-11-02 09:06 -0500
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            Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-11-02 21:17 +0000
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      Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Nomen Nescio <noreply@mixnym.net> - 2018-11-02 08:58 -0500
    Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-11-02 12:59 +0000
      Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 09:21 -0400
      Re: Anyone know what this nginx error is about? Nomen Nescio <noreply@mixnym.net> - 2018-11-02 09:01 -0500
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