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Linux Kernel TCP Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Ubuntu, Red Hat and Other Distributions (thehackernews.com)
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[–] 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

So could have Java, Go, C# or any language with GC.

No. Those aren't allowed in Linux Kernel.

With garbage collection

Garbage Collection is not usable in an operating system Kernel.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Clearly, but it's worth pointing out that this kind of problem isn't uniquely fixed by "just use Rust".

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I never said that only Rust prevents this. I just said using Rust in the Kernel would have prevented this issue.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Fair enough. Don't you think it simplifies the issue a little bit? How long would it take to rewrite the entire TCP stack in rust?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    I don't think a rewrite in Rust is necessary for everything that has a bug. Instead fixing the bug is probably more secure, before such alternative Rust code is mature enough to replace it.

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