Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoCrowdStrike broke Debian and Rocky Linux months ago, but no one noticedwww.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1601arrow-down115cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up1586arrow-down1external-linkCrowdStrike broke Debian and Rocky Linux months ago, but no one noticedwww.neowin.netHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square83fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squarePetter1@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·4 months agoWell, ever heard freeBSD?
minus-squarevext01@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 months agoYeah, it supports kernel modules, so is also vulnerable to bad third party kernel code.
minus-squarePetter1@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·4 months ago🤔if nobody makes a third party kernel module, then there is still no risk
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoSecurity through apathy!
minus-squarevext01@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoAlso, even if they do, you can choose to not load it. It amused me that so many people had this installed, but had no idea what it was for.
Well, ever heard freeBSD?
Yeah, it supports kernel modules, so is also vulnerable to bad third party kernel code.
🤔if nobody makes a third party kernel module, then there is still no risk
Security through apathy!
Also, even if they do, you can choose to not load it.
It amused me that so many people had this installed, but had no idea what it was for.