A high-risk two-years old flaw in Linux kernel was just patched

A high-risk two-years old flaw in Linux kernel was just patched A high-risk security vulnerability discovered more than two years ago has been patched in Linux kernel. The flaw discovered by researchers with Qualys Research Labs affects all Linux distributions that have not fixed their kernels after a commit released on April 14, 2015. Tracked as CVE-2017-1000253, the flaw could be exploited by attackers to escalate privileges. The vulnerability […] The post A high-risk two-years old flaw in Linux kernel was just patched appeared first on Security Affairs. Read More At -> https://blog.cripperz.sg/2017/09/28/a-high-risk-two-years-old-flaw-in-linux-kernel-was-just-patched/