cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/ysk/p/1503393/ysk-molly-signal-fork-has-not-been-updated-since-3-months-and-is-vulnerable-to-attacks-f
As of now, Molly lastest release was in 31 July (Version v8.19.2-4).
It contains vulnerabilities that had been simply fixed in mainline Signal.
Take for example the latest exploit disclosed in October, it has been fixed in Signal 8.27. 1. Meanwhile Molly remains vulnerable.
It’s currently recommended to use mainline Signal and delete Molly till they at least return to updating their app adequately, if they ever will.
Sure that is the work around that guardian did for signal. It’s just a passion because everyone needs to add that repo manually. Very free people are going to bother with that additional friction if they even know it’s there