Linux gets fix for code-execution flaw that was undetected since 2009

Discussion in 'all things UNIX' started by lotuseclat79, May 13, 2014.

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  1. lotuseclat79

    lotuseclat79 Registered Member

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  2. Gullible Jones

    Gullible Jones Registered Member

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    Sigh. Been getting a lot of these lately haven't we.

    (I wonder if Debian/kFreeBSD will ever get off the ground completely.)
     
  3. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    Well, it's been around for five years, so it's cool.
    Means that we can all relax, on average.
    Mrk
     
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    And its a local user exploit, not remote.
     
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