“During the disclosure of some recent vulnerabilities in the
Linux kernel, I learned some things about Linux kernel security
that was truly shocking. The way security in the Linux kernel is
handled is broken, and it needs to be fixed right now.“I’m a big proponent of open source software. Although
personally I’m a huge follower of BSD-based operating systems, I
keep an open and analytical mind when looking at any OS.
Unfortunately, I was totally blown away with some of the things
that I learned about Linux kernel security during the release of
some recent vulnerabilities in the kernel code.