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-square78fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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-square78fedilink
minus-squarevext01@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoYeah, it supports kernel modules, so is also vulnerable to bad third party kernel code.
minus-squarePetter1@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago🤔if nobody makes a third party kernel module, then there is still no risk
minus-squarevext01@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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.
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoSecurity through apathy!
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
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.
Security through apathy!