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Distributors entering Flatpakland

Distributors entering Flatpakland

Posted Jul 9, 2022 11:07 UTC (Sat) by daniels (subscriber, #16193)
Parent article: Distributors entering Flatpakland

> It is common for applications to request access to local files and the Internet whether they need it or not, to the point that some see Flatpak's sandbox claims as being more hype than reality.

'It is common for applications to run suid root and for users to chmod 777 whether they need it or not, to the point that some see UNIX's security claims as being more hype than reality.'

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Distributors entering Flatpakland

Posted Jul 10, 2022 4:44 UTC (Sun) by dvdeug (guest, #10998) [Link]

Yes; there's a reason why suid root applications are much rarer now than they used to be. Theoretical security doesn't matter nearly as much as practical security, and a capability needed by or used by practically every application doesn't add much security, and possibly decreases it; more code offers more attack surface, after all.


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