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08-21-2010, 03:06 AM

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Root privileges through Linux kernel bug

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According to a report written by Rafal Wojtczuk, a conceptual problem in the memory management area of Linux allows local attackers to execute code at root level. The Linux issue is caused by potential overlaps between the memory areas of the stack and shared memory segments.

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Thanks to Threatpost for covering this.

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