Chewy@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoJust about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attackarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1368arrow-down114cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1354arrow-down1external-linkJust about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attackarstechnica.comChewy@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square103fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareIthorian [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months agoSo if I have my computer set that it needs a sudo password for most changes am I good?
minus-square_edge@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up14·11 months agoYes, that’s my understanding. A normal user cannot do this. (And of course, an attacker shouldn’t not control a local user in the first place.) Physical access is also a risk, but physical access trumps everything.
minus-squareIthorian [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months agoThanks for the answer. Unless my dog learns how to code I think I’m safe from anyone getting physical access
minus-squarePhatInferno@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 months agoAs a hacker imma start teaching dogs to code as part of my breakin process, sorry bud
minus-squareFigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoIntroduce him or her to FidoNet.
minus-squareMurdoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoAh, so the next Air Bud movie will be what, Hack Bud? “There’s nothing in the specifications that says that a dog can’t have admin access.” “Nothing but 'net!”
minus-squarefl42v@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoUnless they find another way to escalate privileges… A bug, a random binary with suid, etc
So if I have my computer set that it needs a sudo password for most changes am I good?
Yes, that’s my understanding. A normal user cannot do this. (And of course, an attacker shouldn’t not control a local user in the first place.)
Physical access is also a risk, but physical access trumps everything.
Thanks for the answer. Unless my dog learns how to code I think I’m safe from anyone getting physical access
As a hacker imma start teaching dogs to code as part of my breakin process, sorry bud
Introduce him or her to FidoNet.
Ah, so the next Air Bud movie will be what, Hack Bud?
“There’s nothing in the specifications that says that a dog can’t have admin access.”
“Nothing but 'net!”
Unless they find another way to escalate privileges… A bug, a random binary with suid, etc