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Re:Many packages suddenly disappeared by zbentley on Saturday January 06, 2018 @07:41PM (#16088374)
No. Packages would not need to be installed as root. Additionally, many possible ways to use the exploit in GP could run as unprivileged users.
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Re:Many packages suddenly disappeared by MagicWishMonkey on Saturday January 06, 2018 @08:03PM (#16088438)
Wouldn't the package need to be executed as root, though? Or does spectre/meltdown not require privileged access?
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Re:Many packages suddenly disappeared by Natanael_L on Saturday January 06, 2018 @09:19PM (#16088711)
No, that's the entire point. They need almost nothing at all but the ability to run code fast in a loop with memory calls. The entire point is that they bypass privilege checks.
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