Re:The Pixelbook is being used to test Google's Fuchsia OS
by greenhouse_gas on Sunday December 31, 2017 @01:00PM
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Well, not in i.e Android.
For example, I have an app that has a vulnerability (let's say my alarm app accidentally runs unauthorized code). What can it do? Nothing. It can't read from my banking app, it can't get my SSH keys, it may not even be able to read from my SD card.
But what happens when my Linux kernel is also compromised? Any app can get root.
For example, I have an app that has a vulnerability (let's say my alarm app accidentally runs unauthorized code). What can it do? Nothing. It can't read from my banking app, it can't get my SSH keys, it may not even be able to read from my SD card.
But what happens when my Linux kernel is also compromised? Any app can get root.