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minus-squareNaich@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up63arrow-down2·4 days agoIt’s an LPE, and doesn’t allow full root access to anyone who isn’t already a user.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldcakeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·4 days agoAre you saying LPEs aren’t a security hazard?
minus-squareNaich@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up59arrow-down2·4 days agoNope. Just pointing out an alarmist headline.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldcakeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·4 days agoAh. Yah, well, I just went with the article’s own headline since so many comms insist on that.
minus-squareAmju Wolf@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days agoI don’t think that’s really a criticism, more like the reality of modern “journalism”…
minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI know, they need the clickbait title for the click money but yeah -as usual- I’m mostly shrugging this off
It’s an LPE, and doesn’t allow full root access to anyone who isn’t already a user.
Are you saying LPEs aren’t a security hazard?
Nope. Just pointing out an alarmist headline.
Ah. Yah, well, I just went with the article’s own headline since so many comms insist on that.
Yup. It wasn’t a criticism of you.
I don’t think that’s really a criticism, more like the reality of modern “journalism”…
I know, they need the clickbait title for the click money but yeah -as usual- I’m mostly shrugging this off