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Local Root Exploit in Linux 2.4 and 2.6

Posted by michael on from the without-users-this-wouldn't-be-a-problem dept.

Anonymous Coattails writes "Summary from the advisory: 'Locally exploitable flaws have been found in the Linux binary format loaders' uselib() functions that allow local users to gain root privileges.'"

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  1. Interested by COMON$ · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I think it would be interesting to see a comparison between the number of linux users and exploits found versus the number of Windows users and exploits found.

    It is logical to think that a larger number of users will find a larger number of exploits and bugs. But will the ratio be less for linux.

    I just want to know if we would see more of these posts about linux exploits if linux had a bigger audience.

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    1. Re:Interested by skinfitz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Because the moderator is an idiot.

  2. Re:What, no remote exploit?!? by the_mad_poster · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You misspelled "I'm a product of inbreeding".

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  3. Re:*sits back* by vsprintf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So anyway, after a few pints of beer, Linus and Bill go on to describe these great plans they have for an operating system. Linus proceeds to describe what we know as a modern Linux distro, and Bill goes into a load of detail about this thing he's planning on calling 'Windows', and describes the architecture of what we'd recognise as Windows 2000 or XP.

    Well, Bill continued in his theme of ripping off others like XEROX and Apple to provide his proprietary OS and make megabux, while Linus continued in his quest to provide an open, free OS for commodity hardware, and the problem is that both worked. The question is, can MS buy protection from the government and make all the little boys and girls afraid of being watched by a nanny OS, or will the FSF commandos come to the rescue? Will it be legal motions or fisticuffs? What decade? Will the Dems win in '08? So many questions.