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@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ a target for ROP.
 * The vivid kernel module is blacklisted as it's only required for testing
 and has been the cause of multiple vulnerabilities.
 
-* An initramfs hook sets the sysctl values in /etc/sysctl.d before init
-is executed so sysctl hardening is enabled as early as possible.
+* An initramfs hook sets the sysctl values in /etc/sysctl.conf and
+/etc/sysctl.d before init is executed so sysctl hardening is enabled
+as early as possible.
 
 * The kernel panics on oopses to prevent it from continuing to run a flawed
 process and to deter brute forcing.