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tosti•10 minutes ago
Better tooling for kpatch would be nice tho

IIRC canonical makes patches for official ubuntu kernels but acts like a Chinese restaurant (closed kitchen, orders come in through a small hatch behind the counter)

PeterWhittaker•about 2 hours ago
Clever! I know some will say it's like closing the barn door after the horse left, but having this in place to mitigate future vulnerabilities will be handy.
cyanydeez•about 1 hour ago
ok, but what kind of nefarious use case will it enable if it is accessible to malfeasance.
ObscureScience•about 1 hour ago
I guess it could disable the killswitch
frumiousirc•about 1 hour ago
If I'm a malicious actor that gets root, can I killswitch the killswitch?
htmlenjoyye•about 1 hour ago
you're on the other side of the secure door already

killswitch is to prevent you from gaining root