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This is an unlikely scenario. Most vulnerabilities are not in shared libraries. If you don't update your software, either it doesn't matter, or you eventually run into security issues.

Optimizing for the unlikely scenario is not a worthy tradeoff. Focusing on shared libraries can indirectly lead to less security overall, because people run outdated software, because of dependency hell leading people to defer upgrades.




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