You could simple do a DoS attack with a local user using a fork bomb too. It would be even shorter than the command showed in this post blog.
So while this is a bug, the author is overreacting just to make systemd look bad.
So while this is a bug, the author is overreacting just to make systemd look bad.
"If you think systemd doesn't need privilege separation because it only parses messages from local users, keep in mind that in the Internet era, local attacks tend to acquire remote vectors. Consider Shellshock, or the presentation at this year's systemd conference which is titled "Talking to systemd from a Web Browser.""