SuperTuxKart has taken several online services offline, having pulled the server that powers them rather than risk it being exploited by PHP2shell. The open-source karting game is not alone in ‘pitting’ to patch, with Wikimedia, DeviantArt, government websites and many more taking various systems offline to harden against it. While offline, gamers can’t reset their online account passwords, check rankings or upload new add-ons. Offline components, like split-screen and LAN multiplayer, do work, as do online add-on downloads and online play, but only for registered users. SuperTuxKart notes that attempts to exploit php2shell were recorded as early as 17 October, […]

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