Autorun is VERY bad

[K. Frank]

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Alan Pope <popey at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On 7 February 2011 18:21, kellyremo <kellyremo at zoho.com> wrote:
>>
>> How to disable autorun? Are there any hidden autorun features on a standard
>> Ubuntu install??
>>
>> http://securitytube.net/USB-Autorun-attacks-against-Linux-at-Shmoocon-2011-video.aspx
>>
>
> Skipping everything else in this thread and diving right to the actual question.
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/25880/is-ubuntu-vulnerable-to-recent-exploits-using-usb-sticks-and-automount
>
> Q: "How vulnerable am I to this attack and what steps are developers
> doing to be proactive against this sort of thing?"
>
> A: "You're not vulnerable to the specific attack, but the approach is
> very interesting. The vulnerabilities used are already fixed"
>
> More details at the link above.
>
> Al.
>
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