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Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one.

From Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one.
Date 2016-10-23 09:04 -0400
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On 2016-10-22 11:46 AM, William Poaster wrote:
> On 22/10/2016 15:07 in comp.os.linux.advocacy, Peter Köhlmann posted:
> 
>> Snit Slimeshit wrote:
>>
>>> On 2016-10-22 9:48 AM, Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>>>> Snit Slimeshit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2016-10-22 8:33 AM, Marek Novotny wrote:
>>>>>> On 2016-10-22, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
>>>>>>> Peter Köhlmann wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Well, when you posted it I *was* already informed.
>>>>>>>> Not only that, I got an update shortly before
>>>>>>>> Linux users generally don't need such a "service" from trolls like
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's the usual dance.  A long-time bug finally surfaces, we here a lot
>>>>>>> of corporate shills screeching about the DANGER DANGER DANGER, a lot
>>>>>>> of dismissing of the "many eyes" that ignores just how few serious
>>>>>>> bugs actually slip through the many-eyes gauntlet, the patches are
>>>>>>> quickly issued, and it is forgotten until the next major bug.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And zero comment on the 5 Zero Days on Windows from just last week.
>>>>>> FIVE. So much for that proprietary software yielding good quality. LOL.
>>>>>
>>>>> No comments? Let me leave one.
>>>>>
>>>>> The 9 year-old Linux bug was actively exploited during that entire time
>>>>
>>>> Proof? *Any* at all?
>>>> Thought so
>>>
>>> I'll provide it, knowing that your dumb ass will ignore it either way:
>>> <http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/most-serious-linux-privilege-escalation-bug-ever-is-under-active-exploit/>
>>>
>>> First paragraph: "A serious vulnerability that has been present for nine
>>> years in virtually all versions of the Linux operating system
>>> is under *active exploit*, according to researchers who are advising
>>> users to install a patch as soon as possible."
>>>
>>>>> and allowed hackers to compromise a large number of systems along the
>>>>> way.
>>>>
>>>> Except it wasn't obviously a "large number"
>>>> "Allowing" and having "actually being exploited" are different things
>>>
>>> Previous paragraph, Peter the Klöwn.
>>
>> Well, you certainly will be able to point us to the place in that article 
>> where it says that it is "activly being exploited the entire time", will 
>> you? *Your* claim
>>
>> Thought so. You are just making things up as they come along.
>> A bug being present that time and a bug "being exploited the entire time" 
>> are not the same thing.
> 
> Nope, & *nowhere* in that article does it say anything about
> being "exploited the entire time". Slimeball the Drama Queen

A +1 from Wideload Porkster? I'm shocked!


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9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 14:25 +0000
  Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-21 17:49 +0200
    Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-21 22:45 +0200
      Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 20:51 +0000
        Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-21 22:59 +0200
          Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 21:11 +0000
          Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-21 23:14 +0200
            Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 21:20 +0000
              Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-22 11:38 +0200
        Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-21 23:13 +0200
          Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 21:17 +0000
            Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-22 11:35 +0200
          Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-21 17:23 -0400
            Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 21:52 +0000
              Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-22 11:33 +0200
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-22 08:19 -0400
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-22 08:33 -0400
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-22 09:23 -0400
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-22 15:48 +0200
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-22 10:02 -0400
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-22 16:07 +0200
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-22 16:46 +0100
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-23 09:04 -0400
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-22 14:34 -0400
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-10-22 12:45 -0700
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2016-10-22 12:10 -0700
            Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-21 23:05 +0100
              Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-21 18:09 -0400
    Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-10-22 04:35 -0700
  Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-21 11:50 -0400
    Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 15:56 +0000
      Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-21 12:46 -0400
        Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 20:16 +0000
          Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-21 18:30 -0400
            Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 22:54 +0000
    Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 16:10 +0000
      Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-21 09:34 -0700
      Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-21 22:43 +0200
        Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 20:45 +0000
          Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-21 22:47 +0200
            Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-21 20:52 +0000
              Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-21 19:31 -0600
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-22 01:46 +0000
                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-22 11:30 +0200
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                Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-22 13:49 -0600
        Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-21 19:31 -0600
          Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-22 01:44 +0000
          Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-22 04:29 +0200
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            Re: 9 Year Old Linux Kernel Exploit Discovered. This is a bad one. GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-22 13:50 -0600
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