Clearly, but it's worth pointing out that this kind of problem isn't uniquely fixed by "just use Rust".
xmo748
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So could have Java, Go, C# or any language with GC. With garbage collection, the options object stays alive as long as any CPU holds a pointer to it, so use-after-free can't happen.
Besides, this exploit is so hard to pull off the only realistic outcome is a kernel panic, and that hasn't even been publicly demoed.
Fair enough. Don't you think it simplifies the issue a little bit? How long would it take to rewrite the entire TCP stack in rust?