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fraggleIn 2003, an attacker breached a public-facing server and attempted to slip a subtle backdoor into the Linux kernel’s source code. The exploit was deviously simple, a small modification that would grant root access under specific conditions, making it nearly invisible to casual review. However, the Linux development process requires cryptographic signatures and meticulous code auditing. When a routine integrity check flagged an unexpected change, developers quickly investigated and discovered the malicious code before it could ever make it into an official release. This incident became a defining moment in Linux security, proving that while open source code is accessible, its real strength lies in the transparency and scrutiny of its community.<a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/linuxsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxSecurity</a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/kernelhacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KernelHacking</a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/opensourcematters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSourceMatters</a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/hackerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerHistory</a>

LateralDenker<a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> in der <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a>-<a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Verwaltung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Verwaltung</a>? Klingt gut & richtig! Unterstütze die Petition für mehr offene Standards und weniger Abhängigkeit von proprietärer Software. ️ <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/petitions/en/petition/content/0729%252F2024/html/Petition-No-0729%252F2024-by-N.-W.-%2528Austrian%2529-on-the-implementation-of-an-EU-Linux-operating-system-in-public-administrations-across-all-EU-countries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europarl.europa.eu/petitions/en/petition/content/0729%252F2024/html/Petition-No-0729%252F2024-by-N.-W.-%2528Austrian%2529-on-the-implementation-of-an-EU-Linux-operating-system-in-public-administrations-across-all-EU-countries</a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalSovereignty</a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/opensourcematters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensourcematters</a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foss</a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/OpenSourceGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSourceGovernance</a>

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