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New local privilege escalation flaws found in Linux
Original: Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux
Security researchers have disclosed a set of local privilege escalation vulnerabilities affecting the Linux kernel, a class of bug that lets unprivileged users gain root access on affected systems. The disclosure, published by OpenAI's security team under the title 'A Thousand Fewer Paths to Root', describes a systematic effort to find and eliminate many such escalation paths at once. Discussion is focused on how many systems may be exposed and how quickly patches will land in distributions.
Why now: A newly disclosed batch of Linux privilege escalation bugs is prompting sysadmins and developers to assess patching urgency.
Evidence
- Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux · dangelosaurus · 54
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