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Linus, however, is not distributed. If a malicious commit was discreetly slipped into his repository as a seemingly Linus-sourced change, there is enough trust
by ori_b 15y ago
Linus, however, is not distributed. If a malicious commit was discreetly slipped into his repository as a seemingly Linus-sourced change, there is enough trust in him that the change would likely propagate.
- exDM69 15y agoNot without going through a quite extensive review process and then finally getting signed off (with a crypto signature) by several people. It's not entirely impossible but there are far more easier ways of getting malware out there.
- gnosis 15y agoThe ultimate goal might not be to simply get malware out there per se, but to discredit Linux's reputation as a secure OS. If that is the case, going to extra trouble to infect Linux kernel source may well be worth it for the attackers.