- A bug lurking for 12 years gives attackers root on every major Linux distro https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/a-bug-lurking-for-12-years-gives-attackers-root-on-every-major-linux-distro/ 338 comments programming
- A bug lurking for 12 years gives attackers root on every major Linux distro - I can see no discussion on how this affects Ubuntu, nor how to check if I am affected...? https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/a-bug-lurking-for-12-years-gives-attackers-root-on-every-major-linux-distro/ 76 comments ubuntu
Linking pages
- New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/09/new-linux-malware-combines-unusual-stealth-with-a-full-suite-of-capabilities/ 290 comments
- A rare find: Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old board game in Oman | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/archaeologists-discovered-a-4000-year-old-board-game-at-a-dig-in-oman/ 5 comments
- Fabs stretched thin as chip shortage shrinks inventories to just 5 days | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/fabs-stretched-thin-as-chip-shortage-shrinks-inventories-to-just-5-days/ 0 comments
- CD-indexing cue files are the core of a serious Linux remote code exploit | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/10/one-click-remote-code-exploit-in-cd-cue-files-affects-most-gnome-based-linux-distros/ 0 comments
Linked pages
- Privilege escalation with polkit: How to get root on Linux with a seven-year-old bug | The GitHub Blog https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/ 110 comments
- PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034) | Qualys Security Blog https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2022/01/25/pwnkit-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-discovered-in-polkits-pkexec-cve-2021-4034 29 comments
- argv silliness | ~ryiron https://ryiron.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/argv-silliness/ 25 comments
- A rare find: Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old board game in Oman | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/archaeologists-discovered-a-4000-year-old-board-game-at-a-dig-in-oman/ 5 comments
- Royalty Free Stock Photos, Illustrations, Vector Art, and Video Clips - Getty Images http://www.gettyimages.com/ 3 comments
- Ryan Mallon on Twitter: "Lol, I blogged about this polkit vulnerability in 2013: https://t.co/a6ciqwCmyt. I failed to find an actual avenue for exploitation, but did identify the root cause." / Twitter https://twitter.com/ryiron/status/1486207182404472832 0 comments
- Fabs stretched thin as chip shortage shrinks inventories to just 5 days | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/fabs-stretched-thin-as-chip-shortage-shrinks-inventories-to-just-5-days/ 0 comments
- Local privilege escalation vulnerability in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034), (Tue, Jan 25th) – www.sesin.at https://www.sesin.at/2022/01/25/local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-polkits-pkexec-cve-2021-4034-tue-jan-25th/ 0 comments
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