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Dirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE - allows any unprivileged local user to gain root access on a vulnerable Linux system - no patch available (github.com)

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@europe.pub to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] mikerenfro@piefed.world 10 points 1 week ago

Every university with an https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_computing system or a lab with Linux workstations gives shell access to what amount to untrusted users. If antivirus or similar software on the system doesn’t proactively catch the exploit, it’s a bad day.