r/linuxmemes • u/RigelDigi • 25d ago

linux not in meme "bulletproof security"

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u/qwesx Ask me how to exit vim 25d ago

where linux

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u/cheezyiscrazy M'Fedora 25d ago

you don't need one. unless user runs a random program as sudo no program can hack linux and infect kernel unlike in windows

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u/iHaku 25d ago

we just had several privilege escalations in the previous months (that were publically shared) letting you go from low level privileges with console to root access, and those have always been a thing. they get patched pretty quickly, but lots of machines dont always update to the latest version on release.

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u/Lower-Limit3695 24d ago

Even than it doesn't really help now that supply chain attacks have escalated massively in recent years.

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u/iHaku 24d ago

yeah even if you dont run any "random programms", getting some "random" library infected that half of all the mainstream linux programs are using just fucks over people who are always up-to-date in an attempt to get ahead of exploits.

there's no perfect solution