Re:Linus Torvalds: “Somebody is pushing complete garbage for...
by nolok on Monday January 22, 2018 @09:56AM
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Uh no, they would obviously make it so only kernel code can run that, like many other such settings.
And if an attacker can run code at the kernel level it's a non issue, as they're already on the other side of the airtight hatchway anyway [1]: they're in control of the computer and the memory.
And if an attacker can run code at the kernel level it's a non issue, as they're already on the other side of the airtight hatchway anyway [1]: they're in control of the computer and the memory.
[1]: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20060508-22/?p=...