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That doomsday critical Linux bug: It's CUPS. May lead to remote hijacking of devices (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 month ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If you have CUPS exposed to the public Internet you have much bigger problems than a new CUPS vulnerability. For all of the hype this exploit received over the last week it's the biggest nothing burger I've seen all year.