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New Linux kernel vulnerability (thehackernews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by lengsel@latte.isnot.coffee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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A discovered vulnerability for privilage escalation https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/researchers-uncover-new-linux-kernel.html?m=1

If system security is the most important criteria above everything else, switch to using BSD.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

If system security is the most important criteria above everything else, switch to using BSD.

Jingoism aside, anyone running enterprise Linux is also not affected.

So calm down. It's just the "concept car" versions affected, and your work shouldn't be calling you for anything.