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minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoWhen I see long uptimes, my first and pretty much only thought is of unpatched vulnerabilities.
minus-squareSaik0@lemmy.saik0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoEh, depends on the purpose of the device and what it’s running. Many Linux/Unix kernels don’t need reboot to restart services after updates.
minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThey do have to reboot to apply kernel updates, and kernels have their share of vulnerabilities.
When I see long uptimes, my first and pretty much only thought is of unpatched vulnerabilities.
Eh, depends on the purpose of the device and what it’s running. Many Linux/Unix kernels don’t need reboot to restart services after updates.
They do have to reboot to apply kernel updates, and kernels have their share of vulnerabilities.