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[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's the settiings file... It's probably supposed to only be written by the system admin.

[–] raldone01@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

A good place to put persistent malware. That's why when using docker images always mount as ro if at all possible.

[–] ashley@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago

It’s you can modify the settings file you sure as hell can put the malware anywhere you want

[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

Every environment has plenty of good places to put persistent malware. Even if you run your docker images as ro.