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disable vm.unprivileged_userfaultfd=0 for now

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because broken

https://forums.whonix.org/t/kernel-hardening/7296/406

reverts "Restrict the userfaultfd() syscall to root as it can make heap sprays easier."

https://duasynt.com/blog/linux-kernel-heap-spray
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etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf
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@ -134,8 +134,10 @@ kernel.sysrq=132
## https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/4/15/890
dev.tty.ldisc_autoload=0
## Disable for now.
## https://forums.whonix.org/t/kernel-hardening/7296/406
## Restrict the userfaultfd() syscall to root as it can make heap sprays
## easier.
##
## https://duasynt.com/blog/linux-kernel-heap-spray
vm.unprivileged_userfaultfd=0
#vm.unprivileged_userfaultfd=0