Article 6FYX8 Linux 6.7 Will Let You Enable/Disable 32-bit Programs Support At Boot-Time

Linux 6.7 Will Let You Enable/Disable 32-bit Programs Support At Boot-Time

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From the perspective of Linux distributions trying to reduce their attack surface while still making it possible for users to run legacy software without recompiling their kernel, SUSE has spearheaded the effort for boot-time enabling/disabling of x86 32-bit support for whether 32-bit user-space programs and 32-bit system calls can be executed. That code has been submitted for the imminent Linux 6.7 merge window...
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