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>I would assume that Apple's new firmware would have been written in a memory safe language. Memory safe languages don't protect from human programmer complace
by FirmwareBurner 2y ago
>I would assume that Apple's new firmware would have been written in a memory safe language.
Memory safe languages don't protect from human programmer complacency and stupidity, or from incidental alphabet agency backdoors.
- GeekyBear 2y agoThe patch notes for Qualcomm's big zero day exploit last year certainly gives the impression that this was yet another example of a memory safety error. > According to the patch instructions, the fix works by adding direct memory access handle references. https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366612994/High-severity-Qualcomm-zero-day-vulnerability-under-attack https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366612994/Hig...
- DrBenCarson 2y agoSure, but they do protect from a massive swath of real attacks Don’t guarantee complete safety but do eliminate a massive attack surface