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Re:New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major dis... by enormousness on Monday February 05, 2024 @07:09AM (#39260356)
Debian has a humongous package library, the biggest of any distro if I'm not mistaken. They need full drop-in compatibility between libressl and openssl if they hope to replace the latter any time soon for all those packages.
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Re:New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major dis... by snvzz on Monday February 05, 2024 @07:14PM (#39269049)
The (current) compatibility is closer to drop-in than not. Most of these packages have maintainers and an upstream. It is just a matter of getting it done.

There exist distros using libressl and musl, proving feasibility.

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