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There’s an example of it on HN front page right now, where a terminal application without privileges can trigger a kernel bug.

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soylentnewsorg4y ago

for those times when I run that terminal application on my phone. which is already rooted, so it's doesn't need the kernel bug to get root. it can just run.

sa1OP4y ago

Your phone might be already rooted, but that's not true in general, and doesn't mean that the kernel doesn't have an attack surface on phones.

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soylentnewsorg4y ago

for those times when I run that terminal application on my phone. which is already rooted, so it's doesn't need the kernel bug to get root. it can just run.

sa1OP4y ago

Your phone might be already rooted, but that's not true in general, and doesn't mean that the kernel doesn't have an attack surface on phones.

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