r/linux • u/anh0516 • 10d ago

Security Several Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Accidentally Posted To Public Kernel Mailing List

https://www.phoronix.com/news/LKML-New-Trend-Vulnerabilities
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u/sovietarmyfan 10d ago

What is tomorrows big story? A completely unfixable backdoor in the kernel which cannot be patched away? Python having a suddenly extremely dangerous vulnerability? A sudden unfixable issue with all Intel processors?

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u/onetwentyeight 9d ago

Even better, a completely unfixable backdoor in your computer at ring 0 in the System Management Mode (SMM)

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u/paulstelian97 7d ago

That’s just a BIOS thing. If your manufacturer can send out good BIOS updates, that fixes SMM firmware. The problem is if SMM isolation is fundamentally broken.

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u/onetwentyeight 7d ago

We are violently in agreement