Reply to post: Re: "pid 1 does DNS"

Don't panic, but Linux's Systemd can be pwned via an evil DNS query

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Re: "pid 1 does DNS"

> Of course, now one could wonder why it was even necessary to replace the perfectly-functional DNS resolvers already in place, which were written by people who actually understand DNS.

Oooo I know this, if you go to http://suckless.org/sucks/systemd and follow the link for "pid 1 does DNS" it says:

"In contrast to the glibc internal resolver systemd-resolved is aware of multi-homed system, and keeps DNS server and caches separate and per-interface."

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