High-risk Dirty Pipe Linux bug allows an unprivileged user to overwrite data
Serious bug affects all major Linux distributions, dating back to version 5.8, and Android
Source: computing.co.uk
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Serious bug affects all major Linux distributions, dating back to version 5.8, and Android
All users need to watch out for a new high-severity vulnerability for Linux called Dirty Pipe. It lets malicious people execute code that can carry out all sorts of adversarial actions.
Not since Dirty Cow has this level of unprecedented access been as easily granted to an attacker.
A serious vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been announced, with the researcher who discovered and reported it saying it "allows overwriting d...