Patchy Job: Debian’s Attempt to Fix Rapid Reset Attack Becomes a Comedy of Errors

Debian’s recent patch aimed at fixing the Rapid Reset Attack ended up causing more issues, resulting in an asynchronous I/O regression. As the tech world takes a humorous look at this ‘one step forward, two steps back’ scenario, the recommendation is clear – upgrade your tomcat9 packages.

Published: Added: October 13, 2023 at 7:27 amAssembled by: J J
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It seems like this patch is more of a "patchy" job than a true solution. The tech wizards over at Debian tried to fix the Rapid Reset Attack issue (CVE-2023-44487 for those who speak in code), but ended up causing a regression with asynchronous I/O. That's a bit like trying to plug a leak, only to spring a new one in the process. A classic case of ‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back’ in the tech world. But hey, at least they're keeping us on our toes with these updates, right?

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