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"[..] They (kexts) run at the OS's highest privilege level; ring-0."
by youseecomrade 8y ago
"[..] They (kexts) run at the OS's highest privilege level; ring-0."
- ryanlol 8y agoWhy would that significantly increase risk?
- youseecomrade 8y ago> It's not that different from running any software from the internet. I don't run "any" software as root or with even more privileges, so I would classify random kexts from the web as a highly critical threat. Of course you could be victim of an exploit even without willingly granting privileges but that's not really relevant.
- scintill76 8y agoObligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1200/ https://xkcd.com/1200/