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Critical Security Hole in Linux Wi-Fi

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nobody's-perfect dept.

thisispurefud writes "A flaw has been found in a major Linux Wi-Fi driver that can allow an attacker to run malicious code and take control of a laptop, even when it is not on a Wi-Fi network."

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  1. thisispurefud? by linvir · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No it's not. Holy shit. Can't we even talk about security holes any more without it being FUD?

  2. Ridiculous! by Yeechang+Lee · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This sounds like paranoia. Everyone knows Linux is U BEN PWN3D BY THE SUPR HAX0R BOW B4 MY L33T SKILZ the most secure OS around!

  3. Freedom matters. by Erris · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "This is why it's important to distinguish between "Linux" and "Free Software". ... nonsense like the popularity argument and other FUD presented in PC World."

    I don't see how this is relevant or even how it makes any sense at all.

    That's because you have not gotten your head around the fact that peer review makes for better code.

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    DMCA, Hollings, Palladium. What might have sounded like paranoia is now common sense.