Submission + - Copy Fail2: another Universal Linux LPE today (github.com)

Submitted by Hyvtti on Friday May 08, 2026 @02:38AM

Hyvtti writes: If Dirty Frag was not enough for today, this one is a page-cache write into any readable file. Same class as Copy Fail, different subsystem.
Hyunwoo Kim (imv4bel) and Kuan-Ting Chen reported, tested, authored the upstream fix.
Steffen Klassert: IPsec maintainer, posted the fix to netdev/net.git.
Brad Spengler (@spendergrsec / grsecurity): called it copyfail-class before anyone else read the commit.
Theori / Xint: original Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431).

Comment Is there spot market pricing in UK? (Score 1) 151

by Hyvtti on Sunday April 19, 2026 @03:54AM (#66100914) Attached to: UK Households To Be Urged To Use More Power This Summer As Renewables Soar

Around one third to half of all housholds in Finland purchase their electricity with pricing tied to spot market prices, and this may be most of the consumer electricity usage. This has been available for more than a decade. So there is clear and easy incentive to shift loads here. Are there similar products available in UK?

Comment Re: An easier sollution (Score 1) 1144

by Hyvtti on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @10:53PM (#52320109) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Can Technology Prevent Shootings?

"almost"

So someone carrying a gun has helped in countless instances saving countless lives. But on the other hand, one almost killed someone.

Comment Re: An easier sollution (Score 1) 1144

by Hyvtti on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @12:12AM (#52312743) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Can Technology Prevent Shootings?

Difference between police officers and members of the public in shooting situations is that officers are required to take action and actively seek solution to the threat to other people. Non officers only have to consider protecting themselves, and they must not actively go after bad guys. It is far easier, as it is easy to identify if someone is trying to shoot you, even with zero training.

This is why we have never seen friendly fire from CCW carriers.

Comment Re:INTERCAL (Score 1) 414

by Hyvtti on Saturday January 23, 2016 @06:35AM (#51356245) Attached to: Favorite "toy" language?

Yes for intercal. But COME FROM was a later addition, so it may not be accepted by purists. Very useful statement though. Any additions to INTERCAL are useful, as there is not much useful in it.

Comment Re:ad networks (Score 1) 978

by Hyvtti on Thursday March 14, 2013 @01:36AM (#43167997) Attached to: Game Site Wonders 'What Next?' When 50% of Users Block Ads

Let me know how http://www.foreca.com/ works for you.

America's Army Games Cost $33 Million Over 10 Years 192

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday December 10, 2009 @04:25AM from the your-tax-dollars-at-play dept.

Responding to a Freedom Of Information Act request, the US government has revealed the operating costs of the America's Army game series over the past decade. The total bill comes to $32.8 million, with yearly costs varying from $1.3 million to $5.6 million. "While operating America's Army 3 does involve ongoing expenses, paying the game's original development team isn't one of them. Days after the game launched in June, representatives with the Army confirmed that ties were severed with the Emeryville, California-based team behind the project, and future development efforts were being consolidated at the America's Army program office at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. A decade after its initial foray into the world of gaming, the Army doesn't appear to be withdrawing from the industry anytime soon. In denying other aspects of the FOIA request, the Army stated 'disclosure of this information is likely to cause substantial harm to the Department of the Army's competitive position in the gaming industry.'"

Comment Re:Kill 2 birds with one stone (Score 1) 650

by Hyvtti on Thursday October 01, 2009 @02:14AM (#29602439) Attached to: Electric Car Nano-Batteries Aim For 500 Mile Range

Producing hydrogen is not a very efficient or emission free process, whichever way it is done. Either you use natural gas, which is not very sustainable, or you use electricity, with poor efficiency.

30,000-Lb. Bomb On Fast Track For Deployment 707

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @03:01AM from the can-you-say-boom dept.

coondoggie writes "Published reports today say the Pentagon is rattling swords in the direction of North Korea and Iran by speeding the development a 20-foot, 30,000-lb bomb known as Massive Ordnance Penetrator. This weapon is intended to annihilate underground bunkers and other hardened sites (read: long-range missile or underground nuke development) up to 200 ft. underground. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, which has overseen the development of this monster since 2007, says it is designed to be carried aboard B-2 and B-52 bombers and deployed at high altitudes, from which it would strike the ground at speeds well beyond twice the speed of sound to penetrate the below-ground target." Reuters has more specifics on the MOP's chances for deployment by 2010, and the detail that the bomb's load of explosives weighs in at 5,300 lbs.

SpaceX Falcon Update With Pictures 30

Posted by timothy on Friday November 28, 2008 @12:20AM from the thanks-for-the-rockets dept.

Toren Altair writes "SpaceX made good progress with their Falcon 9 rocket. Check the progress with pictures. 'Today we fitted the F9 skirt to the fuel tank end of the 1st stage. Also had movement on the erector, with the upper aluminum truss just coming back from being painted. Activity on the floor is constant and will remain so throughout the week and weekend as we prepare the F9 structures for shipping to Texas for testing before they head to the Cape.'"

McColo Briefly Returns, Hands Off Botnet Control 242

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 18, 2008 @07:43PM from the should-have-used-a-stake-through-the-heart dept.

A week ago we discussed the takedown of McColo (and the morality of that action). McColo was reportedly the source of anywhere from 50% to 75% of the world's spam. On Saturday the malware network briefly returned to life in order to hand over command and control channels to a Russian network. "The rogue network provider regained connectivity for about 12 hours on Saturday by making use of a backup arrangement it had with Swedish internet service provider TeliaSonera. During that time, McColo was observed pushing as much as 15MB of data per second to servers located in Russia, according to ... Trend Micro. The brief resurrection allowed miscreants who rely on McColo to update a portion of the massive botnets they use to push spam and malware. Researchers from FireEye saw PCs infected by the Rustock botnet being updated so they'd report to a new server located at abilena.podolsk-mo.ru for instructions. That means the sharp drop in spam levels reported immediately after McColo's demise isn't likely to last."

Comment First observations (Score 1) 327

by Hyvtti on Tuesday March 21, 2006 @05:54AM (#14962674) Attached to: Fedora Core 5 Available

Mirrorlist from fedora.redhat.com that yum uses only has one mirror listed: http://download.fedoraproject.org/ . http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/ has no alternatives for fc5. Should wait a few days before trying 'yum update' again. Some updates are already available.

When in text mode installer, I go to package group details with F2, then select all packages, click OK, when I go again there, they are not selected. Therefore, it is not possible to install emacs initially, as emacs is not installed by default, at least in productivity / office profile.

Graphical installer cannot be used with flat panels, as the X server starts with vertical refresh rate over 85 Hz, and usually flat panels top below that. Only text mode installation is possible with flat panels.

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