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'Dirty Frag' Gives Root on Linux Distros
·Source: Bank Info Security
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Executive Summary
No Patches Yet Available, After Third Party Published Vulnerability Details Security researchers have discovered a new, critical flaw in the Linux kernel that attackers can exploit to gain root access. No patches are yet available to
Analysis
No Patches Yet Available, After Third Party Published Vulnerability Details Security researchers have discovered a new, critical flaw in the Linux kernel that attackers can exploit to gain root access. No patches are yet available to fix "Dirty Frag," the second new local privilege escalation flaw to be found in two weeks, following the similar "Copy Fail" vulnerability.