[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu (linux) vulnerabilty?? Comment please

[alan c]

Scrase, Eddie wrote:
>> My initial reaction is of course that linux doe snot install anything 
>> without a password, but then I remembered that in my user activities I 
>> was able to install a firefox extension without a password (I think), 
>> and in principle  I can install into my user area with no password 
>> generally.
> 
> Firefox should only install an extension without warning if the site is on
> it's trusted list, which defaults to just mozilla.org.  Obviously this
> assumes that the attackers haven't hacked into Mozilla's site...

Interesting. Any idea if other apps have a trusted list also, and 
where such list/s may be located (and firefox's)?
-- 
alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391