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>...device drivers... I hope you're joking but I suspect you're not. Device drivers have the highest level of privileged access in many operating systems and
by RandomOpinion 10y ago
>...device drivers...
I hope you're joking but I suspect you're not. Device drivers have the highest level of privileged access in many operating systems and code quality for drivers is so uniformly lousy (certain large vendors whose names begin with "N", "A", and particularly "Q", I'm looking at you) that attempting to break the drivers would be among the first things I'd consider if I were trying to root a device.
- ryandrake 10y agoPlease see my other reply. I was addressing "unconnected software" not "software without attack surfaces". I agree that security is a concern with all software.
- boomlinde 10y agoWell, in a sense, a device driver can usually be thought of as very connected to a highly sensitive part of a computer system. If something goes wrong in a driver it will have a negative effect on the whole (monolithic) kernel and the rest of the operating system.