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Systemd Unit Files That Contain Illegal Usernames Get Defaulted To Root

  • GitHub; By mapleray (Posted by tuppp on Jul 4, 2017 8:27 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux
Systemd can't handle the process privilege that belongs to user name starts with a number, such as 0day. Starts process of these users as root.

Poettering is dismissive.

Systemd Flaw Leaves Many Linux Distros Open To Attack

A flaw in systemd can be exploited using a malicious DNS query to either crash a system or to run code remotely.

Hurray For Init Freedom! Devuan 1.0.0 Stable Just Released!

  • Dyne.org; By Dyne.org (Posted by tuppp on May 26, 2017 6:39 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Debian
Devuan Jessie 1.0.0 Stable is a major milestone in the new path drawn by the Devuan project and its development has provided an opportunity to lay down a strong foundation for the Devuan community. As promised, this will also be a Long-Term-Support (LTS) release.

Of course, the best part is NO SYSTEMD!!!

Another Crippling Bug From Systemd

Yet another straw on the overloaded camel's back that is systemd.