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Have there ever been remote code execution browser exploits on Linux? [closed]

Posted on January 3, 2024 by MWB

Have there ever been any documented cases of a major browser (Firefox or Chrome) on a fully updated Linux system being exploited in the wild? And by "exploit" I mean remote code execution outside of the browser.

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Can open-source projects do anything about a single developer being the weakest link in their security?

Posted on November 28, 2021 by MWB

Example from Wikipedia:

In November 2012, The FreeBSD Security Team announced that hackers
gained unauthorized access on two of the project’s servers. These
servers were turned off immediately. More research demonstrated that
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