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alphaville@infosec.exchange
<p>In love with sounds, computer science and cybersecurity.<br /><br /><br />“Once, Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering about, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know that he was Zhuang Zhou.</p><p>Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuang Zhou. But he didn't know if he was Zhuang Zhou who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming that he was Zhuang Zhou.”<br /><br /> 🏔⛰🌋</p>
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Post #4011963
TIL: patch pumpkin: A notional token passed around among the members of a project. Possession of the patch pumpkin means one has the exclusive authority to make changes on the project's master source tree. The implicit assumption is that pumpkin holder status is temporary and rotates periodically among senior project members. https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/21/10
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Post #3958031
Thanks to LLMs, Stack Exchange is becoming a cool place again.
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Post #3857953
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@alphaville/116929531427849762 If I was a musician, I would write a requiem for software.
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Post #3125486
copy.fail shit is just a show + an irresponsible disclosure of an exploit. Kernel security team publishes tons of new CVEs every week/day. Many of them lead to privilege escalation. Many of the reports contain a working PoC. #linux #exploit #copyfail #show
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Post #3125485
#ScapyCON Automotive 2026 will be held on September 15-16. Looking forward to it! https://scapycon.com/scapycon-2026/
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Post #3125484
Today I found myself wondering at this photograph of Dizzy Gillespie in a cafe; In the “age of AI“.
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Post #3125483
- What are you most afraid of? + Package managers 📦