From ffba0e017940d2be08c1e37514d396ac39f55e35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: madaidan <50278627+madaidan@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:04:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Elaborate --- usr/lib/security-misc/panic-on-oops | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/usr/lib/security-misc/panic-on-oops b/usr/lib/security-misc/panic-on-oops index 231938c..ed59cf6 100755 --- a/usr/lib/security-misc/panic-on-oops +++ b/usr/lib/security-misc/panic-on-oops @@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ if [ -f /usr/lib/helper-scripts/pre.bsh ]; then source /usr/lib/helper-scripts/pre.bsh fi -# Makes the kernel panic on oopses. +## Makes the kernel panic on oopses. This prevents the kernel +## from continuing to run a flawed processes. Many kernel exploits +## will also cause an oops which this will make the kernel kill. sysctl kernel.panic_on_oops=1