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Re:Simple Linux kernel memory corruption bug can lead to com... by bruo on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @07:15AM (#28929318)
This text is not a news report, it’s a technical one about this specific bug. It shows how the attack develops and suggest mitigations at the kernel development level.

The bug itself is small and it lead to a whole system compromise, and the title is very good to guide us to the point they are trying to make… memory corruption is a problem and that needs to be addressed at early stages even, even if the overhead seems not worth it.

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Re:Simple Linux kernel memory corruption bug can lead to com... by rndgermandude on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @07:22AM (#28929375)
I agree. The title is quite factual.

It would be nice if the article stated what's affected more clearly, and importantly, that patches were rolled out long ago for most distros.

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