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Re:Why the Linux kernel is hardly at risk by exDM69 on Thursday September 01, 2011 @12:38PM (#2950692)
Not without going through a quite extensive review process and then finally getting signed off (with a crypto signature) by several people.

It's not entirely impossible but there are far more easier ways of getting malware out there.

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Re:Why the Linux kernel is hardly at risk by gnosis on Thursday September 01, 2011 @04:01PM (#2951517)
The ultimate goal might not be to simply get malware out there per se, but to discredit Linux's reputation as a secure OS.

If that is the case, going to extra trouble to infect Linux kernel source may well be worth it for the attackers.

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