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"Dirty COW" Linux Kernel Exploit Seen in the Wild

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by ronjor, Oct 20, 2016.

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By Eduard Kovacs on October 20, 2016

A new Linux kernel vulnerability disclosed on Wednesday allows an unprivileged local attacker to escalate their privileges on a targeted system. Red Hat said it was aware of an exploit in the wild.
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Linux Kernel Vulnerability
Original release date: October 21, 2016
US-CERT is aware of a Linux kernel vulnerability known as Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195). Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.
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https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2016/10/21/Linux-Kernel-Vulnerability

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Patch of Dirty COW Vulnerability Incomplete, Researchers Claim

By Ionut Arghire on November 30, 2017
The “Dirty COW” vulnerability (CVE-2016–5195) discovered last year in Linux was incompletely patched, Bindecy researchers say.
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