Episode 430 - Frozen kernel security

Open Source Security Podcast

English - May 27, 2024 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
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Josh and Kurt talk about a blog post about frozen kernels being more secure. We cover some of the history and how a frozen kernel works and discuss why they would be less secure. A frozen kernel is from when things worked very differently. What sort of changes will we see in the future?

Show Notes Kurt's strange coffee Why a 'frozen' distribution Linux kernel isn't the safest choice for security