On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 10:08:34PM +0100, Fabrice BAUZAC-STEHLY wrote: > Christian Groessler <ch...@groessler.org> writes: > > > What is so difficult with > > > $ echo "3" | sudo sh -c "cat > proc/sys/vm/dropcache" > > Or > > $ sudo sh -c "echo 3 > proc/sys/vm/dropcache"
Administrators trying to reduce the attack service of their systems might want to avoid using shells where possible to mitigate the discovery of another CVE-2014-6271/ShellShock-like vulnerability. Eric