Linux Cryptographic Code Flaw Offers a Fast Route to Root
A vulnerability in Linux cryptographic code could be chained into a quick privilege-escalation to full system control; distributions have shipped fixes.
A flaw in Linux cryptographic code offered attackers a fast lane to full system control.
The short version
- The vulnerability could be chained into a quick privilege-escalation to root.
- Distributions issued patches to close it.
Why it matters
Bugs in low-level cryptographic code are especially dangerous because so much of the stack depends on it.
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