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Decade-old Linux kernel bugs are putting devices at risk – TechRadar
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Security researchers have discovered three privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel that have managed to avoid detection since 2006.
Cybersecurity company GRIMM found the vulnerabilities lurking in the kernels iSCSI (Small Computer System Interface) subsystem that can be exploited to gain root privileges on Linux machines.
Unlike most things that we find gathering dust, these bugs turned out to still be good, and one turned out to be usable as a Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) in…
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