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minus-squareJulian@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years ago…you can write to program memory? Idk how exactly but that feels like a security risk.
minus-squarenintendiator@feddit.cllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoIt’s your process, why shouldn’t you be able to write to it? Vi is certainly doing it…
minus-squareEufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoYou do need to be root to do it to arbitrary processes.
…you can write to program memory? Idk how exactly but that feels like a security risk.
It’s your process, why shouldn’t you be able to write to it? Vi is certainly doing it…
You do need to be root to do it to arbitrary processes.