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Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write

From	Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org>
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Subject	Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write
Date	2024-12-08 21:00 +0100
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* Ben Wong <ben@wongs.net> [241125 06:47]:
> I apologize but I couldn't find where on the mailing list this was discussed so I need a little more info to proceed.

As there was security context, the discussion was not on a public
mailing list, unfortunately.

> * Is there some known or suspected attack vector other than through sending Esc? If so, it would be good for admins to know to be able to weigh the risks of manually installing the programs from source.

The discussion on oss-security back then yielded that there is no
safe way of writing to another user's terminal.

> * What is Debian's suggestion now for communicating with users who are ssh'ed into a system?

Personally, I would talk to them, or send them a text.

Chris

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Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write Ben Wong <bugs.debian.org@wongs.net> - 2024-11-24 21:10 +0100
  Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2024-11-25 02:20 +0100
    Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write Ben Wong <ben@wongs.net> - 2024-11-25 07:00 +0100
      Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2024-12-08 21:00 +0100

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