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by dogsledsleddog 670 days ago
Which says:

> You cannot completely disable IPv6 as IPv6 is used internally on the system for many TCPIP tasks. For example, you will still be able to run ping ::1 after configuring this setting.

I'd be concerned their workaround is just limiting it into a local vulnerability that spyware, etc will abuse on all the systems that end up not patched because they used the workaround..
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GoblinSlayer 669 days ago
When spyware holds your ass, it already has everything on you and doesn't need any vulnerability.
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IcePic 669 days ago
> When spyware holds your ass, it already has everything on you and doesn't need any vulnerability.

..because it uses one of the available local escalation tricks, where sending RA to ::1 could be one of those if that is a thing.

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