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The second comment on the page sums up what I was going to point out:
Let's not panic, but let's not get complacent, either.
That's the sentiment I was going for.
There's reason to care about this but it's not presently a big deal.
I mean, unpatchable vulnerability. Complacent, uncomplacent, I'm not real sure they look different.
Can't fix the vulnerability, but can mitigate by preventing other code from exploiting the vulnerability in a useful way.
Right: this is some ASM nerd shit, and if there's anything ASM nerds love, it's efficiency.