[Bug 55804] Re: /proc/kcore not openable

[Ben Collins]

Yep, the specific reason was that in general, this does not need to be
available, and only exposes memory that could contain very sensitive
data.

Only certain portions of /proc/kcore are readable, and that is just to
allow things like Xorg to work.

** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
       Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected

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/proc/kcore not openable
https://launchpad.net/bugs/55804