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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by ukblewis on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @05:15PM (#15802379)
I actually do think it is in dispute. This is a tweet after all. This guy could totally tweet about it in much the same way after Apple released a patch. The negative publicity would still exist because the bug would be equally stupid and disastrous, just fewer people would be harmed along the way.
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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by mark-r on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @05:32PM (#15802516)
It wouldn't be as clear that the bug is widely reproducible after the patch is put out. And it certainly wouldn't gather as much attention.
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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by freedomben on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @05:57PM (#15802720)
Exactly. Everyone I know on Mac immediately tried reproducing this bug the moment they heard about it. On those systems where it didn't reproduce, they immediately dismissed it as a false report.
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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by ksec on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @12:07AM (#15804714)
That is assuming people patch their Mac ASAP. It will still be on high alert for most media if they have disclose it few days after the bug was fixed.
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