Linux kernel 5.15 released with new NTFS driver plus an LTS sticker slapped on it
Linus Torvalds released version 5.15 of the Linux kernel yesterday with a new NTFS driver, an SMB3 server, and an advanced memory monitor among the features. This version is considered an LTS release. Part of a heatmap generated by DAMON, new in kernel 5.15 Part of a heatmap generated by DAMON, new in kernel 5.15 Torvalds …
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Monday 1st November 2021 16:52 GMT Missing Semicolon
Re: Slightly confused about samba
Well, that article was scarily informative. It turns out that my gut-feel about a kernel implementation of the basket-of-holes that is SMB is correct - it's full of security risks. I know they've fixed loads, but at this late stage, we should be down to security researchers finding esoteric corner-cases, not ordinary code-reviewers going "er, where's the tests for this case?".
Pray $DEITY there's a kernel option to turn this sucker off!
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