On Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 09:48:11AM -0500, Allison King via devel-announce wrote
> By default, disable *some* debugging permissions for unprivileged
> users using a system-wide kernel setting, so malware cannot inspect
> other preexisting processes of an unprivileged user.  When debugging
> tools are installed, re-enable *full* normal functionality
> system-wide using a sysctl file, as is the status quo up to Fedora
> 44.

I like this a lot better than the previous proposal.

The list of tools later in the doc seems reasonable (gdb being the
most important of course).

Rich.

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