Dirty Frag: Universal Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Reported
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Summary
A security researcher (Hyunwoo Kim) reports a universal Linux Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability called "Dirty Frag" that affects all major Linux distributions. The vulnerability allows unprivileged users to obtain root privileges. The embargo has been broken, meaning no patches or CVEs exist yet. The researcher compares its impact to the previous "Copy Fail" vulnerability.
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· 3 pulledThis is a report on "Dirty Frag", a universal LPE that allows obtaining root privileges on all major distributions.
This vulnerability has a similar impact to the previous Copy Fail.
Because the embargo has now been broken, no patches or CVEs exist for these vulnerabilities.
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