May 2026

‘For many of these problems, the simplest mitigation is to stop calling the error function. Killswitch Provides That’: Experts Propose Linux Kernel ‘Killswitch’ Following Troubling Recent Security Issues

Maintainers proposed a kill mechanism to temporarily disable vulnerable kernel functions at runtime via securityfs. The feature aims to mitigate high…

‘For many of these problems, the simplest mitigation is to stop calling the error function. Killswitch Provides That’: Experts Propose Linux Kernel ‘Killswitch’ Following Troubling Recent Security Issues Read More »