Linux Is Getting an Emergency Kill Switch

Linux Is Getting an Emergency Kill Switch

From Mental Outlaw on Odysee by Mental Outlaw

May 13, 2026 · 8 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a proposed Linux kernel 'kill switch' to enhance security against malware.

In this video I discussed the proposed Linux kernel "kill switch" that would allow administrators to disabled unused vulnerable kernel functions to protect their machines from being compromised by malware like copy fail or dirty frag. https://lwn.net/Articles/1071706/ My merch is available at https://based.win/ Subscribe to me on Odysee.com https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8 ₿💰💵💲Help Support the Channel by Donating Crypto💲💵💰₿ Monero 45F2bNHVcRzXVBsvZ5giyvKGAgm6LFhMsjUUVPTEtdgJJ5SNyxzSNUmFSBR5qCCWLpjiUjYMkmZoX9b3cChNjvxR7kvh436 Bitcoin bc1qdc32p8035ztyvtm8t97gdcyhc26jg6cte9qc8n Ethereum 0xeA4DA3F9BAb091Eb86921CA6E41712438f4E5079 Litecoin MBfrxLJMuw26hbVi2MjCVDFkkExz8rYvUF ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioc_GlSCsIg

People in this episode

Host: Mental Outlaw

Topics covered

  • Linux
  • security
  • malware
  • kernel functions
  • technology

Keywords

  • Linux
  • kill switch
  • kernel
  • malware
  • security
  • administrators
  • vulnerabilities

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