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[Game] Fix For Jackbox Megapicker Corrupting Steam Decks Released - Steam Deck HQ (steamdeckhq.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz [M] to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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The Jackbox Megapicker was corrupting SteamOS and forcing people to reinstall the entire OS. It's been fixed with a hot fix for now, but probably safest to avoid it until they get this all sorted out.

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[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What worries me is : can a bad actor reproduce whatever bug was corrupting SteamOS, and publish games on the storefront with the sole intent to mess with people?

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I hope it’s a case of the writer glossing over details, like it corrupts its own files in a way Steam can’t understand or recover.

The implication that a malicious app can break the whole OS is scary.

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[+] ayla@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago

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[–] rotopenguin@infosec.pub 3 points 2 years ago

The main thing that a bad actor would gain is "being kicked off of the steam store". The bigger threat would be if Gabe figures out which is the bad actor's main account. Losing all their games would be pretty big blowback for such an attacker.

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