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The same 732-byte Python script roots every Linux distribution shipped since 2017 (copy.fail)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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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[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

grapheneOS has already vented on social media that theu are not affected because of how they configured SELinux and that the headline is therefore not correct

https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116491317711428490

[–] Scoopta@programming.dev 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

SELinux breaks a lot of android root exploits, way back in the day even dirty cow didn't work. It would get you "root" but not actually the full perms because of SELinux. Really good testament to the added security of MAC, it's one of the reasons I run apparmor on my systems

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'll be happy if I never have to look at SELinux or fapolicy ever again. Especially fapolicy because the documentation is shit.

It's the one thing I don't miss about being a sysadmin.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Aww dang it

Well ok who tf cares I can literally just connect to adb over localhost with termux and do adb root