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		AstixAndBelix on Jan 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Alexa won't wake up when hearing "Alexa" in Am... This makes me wonder, has anyone found a buffer overflow in the Alexa cue? Meaning that by activating Alexa with the right audio you make the audio processor crash?

AnimalMuppet on Jan 16, 2023 [–]

Wow. That's a thought.

And if you can make it crash, then you can maybe make it run shellcode instead...

dylan604 on Jan 16, 2023 | [–]

do you then have to tell it elle ess space slash var slash log?

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