I just tested out the ssh-keysign-pwn exploit [1] on Debian kernel 6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 which was released before these exploits. When sshkeysign_pwn is run as user_t the following is logged in the[...]
I have done some packaging work on Amazfish (the smart-watch software that works with the PineTime among others) for Debian. Here is my Git repository for libnemodbus (a dependency for[...]
Discussion of “AI” systems seems to be dominated by fears of uncommon and unlikely threats. I think that we should be focusing more on real issues with LLMs and with[...]
I’ve had some problems running apps I want on my Furilabs FLX1s [1], so I decided to install some container environments to test various versions. I started with Debian/Testing so[...]
Hot on the heels of the Copy Fail vulnerability [1] there is a new vulnerability Dirty Frag [2] (I linked to the Alma Linux page because it’s the first one[...]
A feature on modern PCIe implementations is “Resizable BAR” AKA “REBAR”. This basically means that instead of allocating 256MB of address space for a PCIe device to have it’s memory[...]
I have just learned of the Copy Fail kernel vulnerability [1] thanks to alexanderkjall@mastodon.social (who I have just followed on Mastodon and I recommend that you follow too). The question[...]
Charles Stross wrote an interesting blog post about the apparent desire of super rich people to kill the poor, it seems that the people in power want to make all[...]
FBReader After my previous blog post about eBook readers in Debian [1] a reader recommended FBReader. I tried it and it’s now my favourite reader. It works nicely on laptop[...]
Prices On the 19th of March I got a home battery system installed. The government has a rebate scheme so it had a list price of about $22k for a[...]