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Ubuntu's trust problem in 4 concrete issues - verified facts, no FUD (infosec.pub)

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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Original at https://www.linuxteck.com/ubuntu-trust-problem-2026/

I wondered why they didn't mention that the Universe repository comes without any form of official support and that unpaid community members are expected to cherry pick bug fixes and backport them, usually resulting in no updates, a potential security risk.

Then I scrolled down and they're suggesting Ubuntu derivatives that are also affected by this (Mint pop). I have the suspicion that they don't mention to make these two look good.

See https://www.flu0r1ne.net/logs/ubuntu_withholding_universe_security_patches for a somewhat recent (2023) overview on that topic and how Ubuntu Pro plays into this.