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A Linux utility for querying entries from administrative databases such as passwd.

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Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by security coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

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8Hacker News·7/15/2026security
Tailscale fixes Serve/Funnel DoS and SSH root-access flaws
Tailscale 1.98.9 fixes two security issues: a crafted HTTP request could pin one CPU core indefinitely in Tailscale Serve or Funnel, causing denial of service. The update also blocks a Tailscale SSH issue on Linux where usernames beginning with a dash could be interpreted as command-line flags and result in root access in violation of ACLs.