Linux is Getting Rusty (And So Is Android)
summary
Linux kernel drivers start appearing in Rust for Linux codepaths as an actual option; a current effort rewrites the Android Binder driver (~6,000 lines) in Rust to reduce a history of high vulnerability density and real-world sandbox escapes. The rewrite uses Rust ownership/borrow checking to eliminate buffer overflows and most use‑after‑free bugs; worst-case regressions become memory leaks rather than exploitable corruption. Work is ongoing; success is not guaranteed.
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