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Linux Defenders Face Patch and Exploit Race
·Source: Bank Info Security
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Executive Summary
Kernel Privilege Escalation Has One Linux Maintainer Contemplating a 'Kill Switch' Back-to-back kernel vulnerabilities in Linux has defenders scrambling to apply defenses in the age of quick turnaround time for hackers to exploit nasc
Analysis
Kernel Privilege Escalation Has One Linux Maintainer Contemplating a 'Kill Switch' Back-to-back kernel vulnerabilities in Linux has defenders scrambling to apply defenses in the age of quick turnaround time for hackers to exploit nascent flaws. "Dirty Frag" and "Copy Fail" kernel privilege escalation vulnerabilities became public knowledge within two weeks of each other.