Kent Fredric posted on Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:21:09 +1200 as excerpted:

> On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 03:06:13 +0000 (UTC)
> Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> nrpe-command-args-SECURITY-HOLE or just nrpe-GAPING-SECURITY-HOLE
> 
> That's probably excessive, if you set that USE flag globally, you
> deserve what you get.
> 
> And if you are responsible and you know what you're getting, then you
> should be allowed to do that ( even though I struggle to understand why
> )

Good point.

(And the global-use "why" might conceivably be creating a deliberate 
multiple-vulnerability distro for people to test their exploit abilities 
and techniques on, like the one I remember reading about awhile back.  
Unfortunately IDR the name, but someone will likely reply with it...)

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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master --
and if you use the program, he is your master."  Richard Stallman


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