cat looks inside meme template: DSA 6528-1: "Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel" / looks inside / 1,313 CVEs
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[–] 6 points 14 hours ago (6 children)

If the PS5 is based off of Linux, and some of these vulnerabilities tested, don't impact the PS5 in any way, does that mean technically Sony could get sued for not recontributing code back to the Linux projects? I mean, it means they fixed the issues on the PS5 but didn't contribute it back right?

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 child)

    If the PS5 is based off of Linux

    I don't think it is though? After a few seconds searching I don't see anything conclusive but PS4's OS was based on FreeBSD so I would guess PS5's probably is also. (I see that if you have a PS5 with old enough firmware you can put Linux on it yourself...)

    Sony does have some experience shipping Linux-based products though (probably first with Linux for PS2 in 2002, and more recently various android devices) and surely knows how to comply with the GPL.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 hours ago

    vulnerabilities tested, don't impact the PS5 in any way, does that mean technically Sony could get sued for not recontributing code back to the Linux projects?

    No.

    Let's assume someone ships the Linux kernel in a device and the kernel has a vulnerability in some obscure subsystem (e.g. AFS) that is never used by the device. The device will not be affected by this vulnerability because the code can't be reached.

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