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by e28eta 1033 days ago
I’m curious how Twenex worked, that a non-operator (root) account was able to patch the kernel. Maybe the kernel files were unprotected, because it’d be absurd for ordinary users to want to change them? Or did he have to use an exploit to elevate his privileges?
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Probably just didn't have filesystem permissions of any kind.