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developer doesn't care about your security at all.</p> developer doesn't care about your security at all.</p>
<section id="issue-0"> <section id="issue-0">
<h2><a href="#issue-0">Issue #0 - Against CVE Assignment</a></h2> <h2><a href="#issue-0">Issue #0 - Against CVE Assignment</a></h2>
<blockquote>"You don't assign CVEs to every single random bugfix we do, do <blockquote>"You don't assign CVEs to every single random bugfix we do, do you?"</blockquote>
you?"</blockquote>
<p>- Lennart Poettering, systemd lead developer</p> <p>- Lennart Poettering, systemd lead developer</p>
<p><b>My thoughts:</b> Yes, if they're security-related.</p> <p><b>My thoughts:</b> Yes, if they're security-related.</p>
<p>Source: <p>Source:
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</section> </section>
<section id="issue-1"> <section id="issue-1">
<h2><a href="#issue-1">Issue #1 - CVEs Are Not Useful</a></h2> <h2><a href="#issue-1">Issue #1 - CVEs Are Not Useful</a></h2>
<blockquote>"Humpf, I am not convinced this is the right way to announce this. <blockquote>"Humpf, I am not convinced this is the right way to announce this. We never did
We never did that, and half the CVEs aren't useful anyway, hence I am not sure that, and half the CVEs aren't useful anyway, hence I am not sure we should start with that now,
we should start with that now, because it is either inherently incomplete or because it is either inherently incomplete or blesses the nonsensical part of the CVE circus
blesses the nonsensical part of the CVE circus which we really shouldn't which we really shouldn't bless..."</blockquote>
bless..."</blockquote>
<p>- Lennart Poettering, systemd lead developer</p> <p>- Lennart Poettering, systemd lead developer</p>
<p><b>My thoughts:</b> CVEs are supposed to be for security, and a log of when they <p><b>My thoughts:</b> CVEs are supposed to be for security, and a log of when they were found
were found and their severity, so yes, it <em>is</em> the correct way to and their severity, so yes, it <em>is</em> the correct way to announce it. It seems as if over
announce it. It seems as if over 95 security-concious people think the same.</p> 95 security-concious people think the same.</p>
<p>Source: <p>Source:
<a href="https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/6225#issuecomment-311739869">systemd GitHub Issue 6225</a></p> <a href="https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/6225#issuecomment-311739869">systemd GitHub Issue 6225</a></p>
</section> </section>
<section id="issue-2"> <section id="issue-2">
<h2><a href="#issue-2">Issue #2 - Security is a Circus</a></h2> <h2><a href="#issue-2">Issue #2 - Security is a Circus</a></h2>
<blockquote>"I am not sure I buy enough into the security circus to do that <blockquote>"I am not sure I buy enough into the security circus to do that though for any minor
though for any minor issue..."</blockquote> issue..."</blockquote>
<p>- Lennart Poettering, systemd lead developer</p> <p>- Lennart Poettering, systemd lead developer</p>
<p>Source: <p>Source:
<a href="https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/5144#issuecomment-276740654">systemd GitHub Issue 5144</a></p> <a href="https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/5144#issuecomment-276740654">systemd GitHub Issue 5144</a></p>
</section> </section>
<section id="issue-3"> <section id="issue-3">
<h2><a href="#issue-3">Issue #3 - Blaming the User</a></h2> <h2><a href="#issue-3">Issue #3 - Blaming the User</a></h2>
<blockquote><p>"Yes, as you found out "0day" is not a valid username. I wonder <blockquote><p>"Yes, as you found out "0day" is not a valid username. I wonder which tool
which tool permitted you to create it in the first place. Note that not permitted you to create it in the first place. Note that not permitting numeric first characters
permitting numeric first characters is done on purpose: to avoid ambiguities is done on purpose: to avoid ambiguities between numeric UID and textual user names.</p>
between numeric UID and textual user names.</p> <p>systemd will validate all configuration data you drop at it, making it hard to generate
<p>systemd will validate all configuration data you drop at it, making it hard to invalid configuration. Hence, yes, it's a feature that we don't permit invalid user names, and
generate invalid configuration. Hence, yes, it's a feature that we don't permit I'd consider it a limitation of xinetd that it doesn't refuse an invalid username.</p>
invalid user names, and I'd consider it a limitation of xinetd that it doesn't <p>So, yeah, I don't think there's anything to fix in systemd here. I understand this is
refuse an invalid username.</p> annoying, but still: the username is clearly not valid."</p></blockquote>
<p>So, yeah, I don't think there's anything to fix in systemd here. I understand
this is annoying, but still: the username is clearly not valid."</p></blockquote>
<p>- Lennart Poettering, systemd lead developer</p> <p>- Lennart Poettering, systemd lead developer</p>
<p><b>My thoughts:</b> systemd was the thing that allowed root access just because a <p><b>My thoughts:</b> systemd was the thing that allowed root access just because a username
username started with a number, then Poettering blamed the user.</p> started with a number, then Poettering blamed the user.</p>
<p>Source: <p>Source:
<a href="https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237#issuecomment-311900864">systemd GitHub Issue 6237</a></p> <a href="https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237#issuecomment-311900864">systemd GitHub Issue 6237</a></p>
</section> </section>