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No. Packages would not need to be installed as root. Additionally, many possible ways to use the exploit in GP could run as unprivileged users.
by zbentley 9y ago
No. Packages would not need to be installed as root. Additionally, many possible ways to use the exploit in GP could run as unprivileged users.
- MagicWishMonkey 9y agoWouldn't the package need to be executed as root, though? Or does spectre/meltdown not require privileged access?
- Natanael_L 9y agoNo, that's the entire point. They need almost nothing at all but the ability to run code fast in a loop with memory calls. The entire point is that they bypass privilege checks.