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Yeah, it supports kernel modules, so is also vulnerable to bad third party kernel code.
๐คif nobody makes a third party kernel module, then there is still no risk
Security through apathy!
Also, even if they do, you can choose to not load it.
It amused me that so many people had this installed, but had no idea what it was for.