blobjim [he/him]

You need to figure out what B-Bus API is called to open the URL, and block it using the flatpak run argument --no-talk-name=NAME

Make sure embedded video is selected (Tools > Preferences > “All” (bottom left) > Video > “Embeded video”)

Also are you using a distro package or the VLC Flatpak app?

There is at least already a userspace PCIe API. And USB and so on.

It’s frustrating that there isn’t much of an effort to turn Linux into more of a microkernel. Instead the kernel just keeps getting bigger with even more subsystems and modules that can be exploited.

ah I guess that’s exactly what a backdoor is. I read the headline and thought security vulnerability or privilege escalation.

How is this a backdoor if it requires being able to install custom PAM modules???

It’s such a well know piece of software now, I can’t believe that’s even an issue. The other definition of the word probably has a fraction of the people who know about it.