Re: [gentoo-user] Linux USB security holes.

2017-11-08 Thread Martin DiViaio
There's an old saying: The only secure computer is one that is locked in a room, unplugged. Then again, that computer is only as secure as the lock on the door. On Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 1:48:43 AM EST, R0b0t1 wrote: On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 12:10 AM, R0b0t1 wrote: > On Wed, No

[gentoo-user] Re: Linux USB security holes.

2017-11-08 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2017-11-08, R0b0t1 wrote: > On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:08 PM, Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I ran up on this link. Is there any truth to it and should any of us >> Gentooers be worried about it? >> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/07/linux_usb_security_bugs/ >> >> Isn't Linux supposed to

[gentoo-user] Re: Linux USB security holes.

2017-11-08 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2017-11-08 05:53, J. Roeleveld wrote: > From what I read, you need physical access. According to Solar, for whom I have developed great respect, this is not necessarily so: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/08/5 -- Please don't Cc: me privately on mailing lists and Usenet,

Re: [gentoo-user] Linux USB security holes.

2017-11-08 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 08/11/2017 07:08, Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > I ran up on this link.  Is there any truth to it and should any of us > Gentooers be worried about it? > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/07/linux_usb_security_bugs/  > > Isn't Linux supposed to be more secure than this?? I would say the rea

[gentoo-user] Re: Systemd

2017-11-08 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 04/11/17 21:23, Rich Freeman wrote: On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 2:17 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: [...] The only problem I have with systemd is that it's unable to reliably restore the ALSA mixer volumes/settings on startup. It fails 50% of the time. Which is very annoying, but not the end of the

[gentoo-user] Re: Systemd

2017-11-08 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 05/11/17 00:02, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Nikos Chantziaras > > The only problem I have with systemd is that it's unable to reliably restore the ALSA mixer volumes/settings on startup. It fails 50% of the time. Which is very annoying, but not the end of the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linux USB security holes.

2017-11-08 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Wednesday, November 8, 2017 8:35:37 PM CET Ian Zimmerman wrote: > On 2017-11-08 05:53, J. Roeleveld wrote: > > From what I read, you need physical access. > > According to Solar, for whom I have developed great respect, this is not > necessarily so: > > http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-securi