True story: I had to try several times to upload this comic because my ssh key was blacklisted.
Security Holes [Explained]
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[Cueball sitting at computer.] Cueball: I'll just comment out these lines... // MD_update(&m, buf, j); // do_not_crash(); // prevent_911();
In the rush to clean up the debian-openssl fiasco, a number of other major security holes have been uncovered:
[A two-column table is shown:] Affected System | Security problem Fedora Core | Vulnerable to certain decoder rings Xandros (EEE PC) | Gives root access if asked in a stern voice Gentoo | Vulnerable to flattery OLPC OS | Vulnerable to Jeff Goldblum’s PowerBook Slackware | Gives root access if user says Elvish word for “friend” Ubuntu | Turns out distro is actually just Windows Vista with a few custom themes
