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Dirty Pipe Exploit Rings Alarm Bells in the Linux Community
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-0847 | Local Privilege Escalation ('Dirty Pipe') in the Linux Kernel | 7.8 | 93% | KEVPoC ×4 | KEV |
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2 min read at infosecurity-magazine.com
Security researchers are warning of a critical new vulnerability that could give root-level access to Linux systems, enabling remote attackers to perform a range of malicious actions. The “Dirty Pipe” bug (CVE-2022-0847) is similar to the notorious Dirty Cow vulnerability discovered in 2016 but even easier to exploit, according to Max Kellermann, the researcher who found it last year.
By Phil Muncaster · infosecurity-magazine.com
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