cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/uncommon/p/1089778/linux-is-actually-very-vulnerable-to-exploits-and-it-s-showing-with-high-value-vulnerabi

I hate when people keep repeating the myth that Linux is more secure than X OS without any understanding of how much Linux gets exploited.

On the other hand, FreeBSD rarely suffers from wide security issues.

Overall, I don’t think anyone should repeat the myth that Linux is secure.

And at least if they gonna recommend Linux, they better recommend a good distro with SeLinux, hardened kernel and hardened OS.

  • CameronDev@programming.dev
    25·
    19 hours ago

    Lol.

    Linux has vulnerabilities found because its a popular OS, so people actually vulnerability hunt on it. No one cares about freeBSD, so it doesn’t get the same scrutiny.

    This is also the same reason Windows has so many reported vulnerabilities, it is a massive target worth exploiting.

    • N.E.P.T.R@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      5·
      18 hours ago

      FreeBSD has cleaner code and a far simpler kernel. More eyes on the code doesn’t make the code quality magically better, and vis versa. Linux has many security features not present in the *BSDs, but it also has a massive attack surface and has been historically hostile to security features (see: grsecurity isn’t upstreamed because it was rejected by the kernel maintainers).