GNOME Linux systems exposed to RCE attacks via file downloads

Moshpirit, 8 months ago

laughs in KDE Plasma

Panda, 8 months ago

I only recently switched to Linux / POP!_OS so I’m still getting used to the file types, but what are .cue files generally used for? I don’t think I’ve downloaded .cue files before.

randomname01, 8 months ago

Metadata for lossless music is the main use I’ve seen. It’s not that uncommon to download a lossless album and to just get one huge FLAC file and one cue file to distinguish which parts are which songs.

Kusimulkku, 8 months ago

Disk images are the most common stuff I’ve seen them used with. In those cases it’s .bin and .cue files

Panda, 8 months ago

Ah I see! Thanks for the explanation!

kuneho, 8 months ago

.cue is kinda like a playlist, but for single files, like full albums or disk images.

elbarto777, 8 months ago

Ah, index files!

Panda, 8 months ago

Oh right! Thanks!