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Linux kernel purged of five-year-old root access bug

Submitted by on August 20, 2010 – 3:00 pmNo Comment


‘Just go update already’ The Linux kernel has finally been purged of a privilege-escalation vulnerability that for at least half a decade allowed untrusted local users to gain unfettered rights to the operating system’s most secure locations. Free On-Demand Webcast – Virtualizing the Hard Stuff

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