On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:35:58 -0500 Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If they are accessible by a user, couldn't a user then edit or add > something that would then cause a security problem? If they can edit > them and no one know it, then root comes along and builds a shiney new > kernel with a really nice security hole. This was actually a potential risk once upon a time: http://attrition.org/security/advisory/gobbles/GOBBLES-16.txt
