rabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoDirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE - allows any unprivileged local user to gain root access on a vulnerable Linux system - no patch availablegithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1191cross-posted to: cybersecurity@infosec.pub
arrow-up1191external-linkDirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE - allows any unprivileged local user to gain root access on a vulnerable Linux system - no patch availablegithub.comrabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square71fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@infosec.pub
minus-squareExcel@lemming.megumin.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoIf they can already read/write all of your user’s files, then an attacker doesn’t even care about root access anyway most of the time anyway. It’s really only relevant for things like web servers.
If they can already read/write all of your user’s files, then an attacker doesn’t even care about root access anyway most of the time anyway.
It’s really only relevant for things like web servers.