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The same 732-byte Python script roots every Linux distribution shipped since 2017 (copy.fail)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@programming.dev
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woaw

also a good blog post about it https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions

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[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

same, Kubuntu 26.04 asks for my password when running the exploit script