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Re:Self Propagating NPM Malware Compromises over 40 Packages by neutrinobro on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @03:34PM (#45266873)
The lack of an easy method to automatically pull in and manage dependencies in C/C++ is starting to look a lot more like a feature than a bug now.
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Re:Self Propagating NPM Malware Compromises over 40 Packages by edtech_dev on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @03:53PM (#45267126)
Author of Odin is also against adding a package manager: https://www.gingerbill.org/article/2025/09/08/package-manage...
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Re:Self Propagating NPM Malware Compromises over 40 Packages by morning-coffee on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @04:47PM (#45267809)
But there's so much UB in C++ that can be exploited that I doubt attackers lament the lack of a module system to target. ;)
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