Why “cvss” is being discussed
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I still remember a supposed 9.9 bug in CUPS (CVE-2024-47176) that was effectively irrelevant for almost everyone. Basically, as I understand it, you'd have to be running a serve…
by zahlman · Oct 22, 2026
Are they, though? I seriously doubt some sysadmin is going to look at this and say "Maintainers said to patch, but clearly _this guy_ knows better, so I won't." Besides, he's go…
by CER10TY · Oct 22, 2026
CVSS scores are a bad measure anyway
by ferngodfather · Oct 22, 2026
Yes, we should all patch like every other bug - but its the CVSS score and the panic which is in question.
by silentbob7 · Oct 22, 2026
Interestingly CVSS was designed to help with this specific issue. You are complaining that the system is imperfect, but you fail to imagine how it works without such a system, e…
by TZubiri · Oct 21, 2026
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