[ale] Linux GUI security question

[James P. Kinney III]

I have been reading the slashdot posted page (
http://security.tombom.co.uk/shatter.html ) that discusses a serious
design flaw in  all Microsoft OS products. I wish I understood enough
code in Linux gui's, KDE and Gnome in particular, to evaluate if they
were potentially susceptible to problems similar to those discussed in
the paper. They both use message passing protocols. Gnome uses Bonobo
which is based on Corba protocols and standards. KDE ditched Corba and
wrote their own. Both protocols don't appear to run with root level
privileges. But they do allow easy access to devices such ad CD's and
modems.

I strongly advocate the replacement of M$ systems for Linux systems for
nearly use. Is our GUI interface process at risk in this manner?

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