Clever attack exploits fully-patched Linux kernel

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Stan said:
Also, the entire reason Windows gets attacked incomparably more than
other OS's is PRECISELY due to its popularity.
If Linux were 90% of desktop OS market, it'd be Linux and not Windows
constantly under viral attacks.
So whoever is the leader, gets attacked.

In other words,
the moment Linux becomes more than a hobbyist OS (not current reality,
but theoretically - imagine), you'd see a myriad of security holes in
Alias' beloved OS; just because it's occupying a small market share you
don't see Linux security holes exposed!
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Stan, I don't think anybody in their right mind would argue that the
most popular OS is going to be the focus of attacks, but MS have made it
easy in the past. I use both Windows and Linux and to be honest an 8
year old machine running Ubuntu can host a virtual XP and a virtual
Vista at the same time where a new machine running MS Virtual PC falls
on it's ass trying to run Linux.

I think W7 is going to be different.
 
Stan said:
Also, the entire reason Windows gets attacked incomparably more than
other OS's is PRECISELY due to its popularity.
If Linux were 90% of desktop OS market, it'd be Linux and not Windows
constantly under viral attacks.
So whoever is the leader, gets attacked.

In other words,
the moment Linux becomes more than a hobbyist OS (not current reality,
but theoretically - imagine), you'd see a myriad of security holes in
Alias' beloved OS; just because it's occupying a small market share you
don't see Linux security holes exposed!
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In other words, Linux is shit and will continue to be shit. Also you
have trouble with your system. You don't even have a clue how to change
your system clock.
 
Montague said:
Funny thing about it is that it will only affect 50 users!

Nobody uses Linux on the desktop.
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Its why there is not more exploits. Why bother exploiting an OS hardly
anyone uses when you can do it to a OS millions use? These hackers do
this stuff for the notoriety and fame of the hack. You can't get that
hacking an OS only a handful of people use.
 
Funny thing about it is that it will only affect 50 users!

Nobody uses Linux on the desktop.
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And your proof? I know of over 100 people who DO use Linux on the desktop,
so that shoots you down straight away as a liar, doesn't it?
 
Gordon said:
And your proof? I know of over 100 people who DO use Linux on the
desktop, so that shoots you down straight away as a liar, doesn't it?
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No. Not at all.
 
DanS said:
Well.....@ 1% usage, that's 10 million, so millions do use Linux.

The article stated.......

"By the time I wrote the exploit, there was a fix floating around, but it
didn't look like it was going to be going into any of the stable
releases," he said.

So I'm guessing it would be done as an update.


Wouldn't one be more famous if they were able to create a real Linux
virus that can live in the wild and does spread ? I mean really, up until
recently, an 8th grader could write a Windows virus, so what's the point
?

The biggest problem to the *home user* today is spyware and malware, not
some obscure overflow error that may or may not be able to allow full
control of a machine.
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I believe you are right, most "Damaged" machines I get to see are bogged
down by malware that is spy or ad related rather than viral.
 
Gordon said:
And your proof? I know of over 100 people who DO use Linux on the
desktop, so that shoots you down straight away as a liar, doesn't it?
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Err - Proof? You Err want Proof? You Err know over 100 people? Err.
 
Duck said:
Don't you have some consulting to do?

Bet your "customers" are kids.

You don't have the IQ to even converse with adults.
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Shouldn't you be inheriting something right about now?
 
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