Researchers detail CopyFail, a now-patched Linux vulnerability that lets unprivileged users gain admin access, as many distributions have yet to add fixes (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : Researchers detail CopyFail, a now-patched Linux vulnerability that lets unprivileged users gain admin access, as many distributions have yet to add fixes — Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux …
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