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New Sequoia bug gives you root access on most Linux systems
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-5195 | Dirty COW Race Condition Enables Local Privilege Escalation in the Linux Kernel | 7.0 | 84% | KEVPoC ×5 | KEV |
| CVE-2021-33909 | fs/seq_file.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.13.x before 5.13.4 does not properly restrict seq buffer allocations, leading to an integer overflow, an… | 7.8 | 10% | PoC ×2 |
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Security auditing firm Qualys said today it discovered a new vulnerability in the Linux operating system that can grant attackers root access on most distros, such as Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora. Named Sequoia and tracked as CVE-2021-33909 , the new vulnerability was discovered in the Linux filesystem layer, the OS component that interacts and manages local files.
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