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Verifier bugs matter because resolving them is a prerequisite for secure unprivileged use of eBPF.
by 10000truths 2y ago
Verifier bugs matter because resolving them is a prerequisite for secure unprivileged use of eBPF.
- tptacek 2y agoPut it this way: verifier bugs matter, but people probably don't do unscheduled fleetwide updates to fix them.
- mort96 2y agoVerifier bugs matter for the kernel, which wants eBPF to be secure even for unprivileged accounts. Verifier bugs don't matter that much, for most Linux users, right now, because unprivileged accounts can't use eBPF.