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minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoWhen I see long uptimes, my first and pretty much only thought is of unpatched vulnerabilities.
minus-squareSaik0Alinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoEh, depends on the purpose of the device and what it’s running. Many Linux/Unix kernels don’t need reboot to restart services after updates.
minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThey do have to reboot to apply kernel updates, and kernels have their share of vulnerabilities.
minus-squarebaduhai@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s entirely possible to update the kernel without rebooting.
When I see long uptimes, my first and pretty much only thought is of unpatched vulnerabilities.
Eh, depends on the purpose of the device and what it’s running. Many Linux/Unix kernels don’t need reboot to restart services after updates.
They do have to reboot to apply kernel updates, and kernels have their share of vulnerabilities.
It’s entirely possible to update the kernel without rebooting.