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Today I'm grateful I'm using Linux - Global IT issues caused by Crowdstrike update causes BSOD on Windows
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And if it was a kernel-level driver that failed, Linux machines would fail to boot too. The amount of people seeing this and saying “MS Bad,” (which is true, but has nothing to do with this) instead of “how does an 83 billion dollar IT security firm push an update this fucked” is hilarious
Falcon uses eBPF on Linux nowadays. It's still an irritating piece of software, but it no make your boxen fail to boot.
edit: well, this is a bad take. I should avoid commenting on shit when I'm sleep deprived and filled with meeting dread.
It was panicking RHEL 9.4 boxes a month ago.
Were you using the kernel module? We're using Flatcar which doesn't support their .ko, and we haven't been getting panics on any of our machines (of which there are many).
Nah it was specifically related to their usage of BPF with the Red Hat kernel, since fixed by Red Hat. Symptom was, you update your system and then it panics. Still usable if you selected a previous kernel at boot though.
You're asking the wrong question: why does a security nightmare need a 90 billion dollar company to unfuck it?
What’s your solution to cyberattacks?
Linux in the hands of professionals. There's a reason IIS isn't used anymore.
That doesn’t solve anything. Linux is also subject to cyberattacks.