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"As Nasty as Dirty Pipe" — 8 Year Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability Uncovered
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 |
| CVE-2022-2588 | It was discovered that the cls_route filter implementation in the Linux kernel would not remove an old filter from the hashtable before freeing it if its… | 7.8 | 6% | PoC |
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1 min read at thehackernews.com
Details of an eight-year-old security vulnerability in the Linux kernel have emerged that the researchers say is "as nasty as Dirty Pipe." Dubbed DirtyCred by a group of academics from Northwestern University, the security weakness exploits a previously unknown flaw ( CVE-2022-2588 ) to escalate privileges to the maximum level.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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