Re: Errors in DMESG After System Update

[Tim]

Tim:
> > Supposedly, it could show an ordinary user something they shouldn't
> > know, hence the increased security, now.

Barry:
> As I understand the risk it is the presences of addresses in dmesg
> output of kernel internals that are required for attacking the
> kernel.

I couldn't remember what it was.

And I suppose I should have said, more so than showing privileged info
to ordinary *users*, that it could be handing such data to any
malicious or compromised programs.