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Old 10-21-2006, 07:52 PM   #1
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Question Linux nVidia related flaw. . .how serious ?

According to this link:

http://news.com.com/Exploit+code+pub...3-6126846.html

there is an nVidia Linux flaw that is a ". . .proof-of-concept code shows how an attacker could launch a buffer overflow and then commandeer the system."

How serious is this?
 
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