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CVE-2016-8655 - A new 5-Year
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-8655 | Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free)… | 7.8 | 11% |
Indicators of compromise
auto-extracted · verify before use · export allAll| Type | Indicator | Context |
|---|---|---|
| sha1 | f6fb8f100b807378fda19e83e5ac6828b638603a | d on Aug 19, 2011: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f6fb8f100b807378fda19e83e5ac6828b638603a “ The security expert created an exploit to gain a root she |
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2 min read at securityaffairs.com
A security expert discovered a serious five-year-old privilege-escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-8655, that affects every Linux distro. In October, the security expert Phil Oester discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel, dubbed ‘ Dirty COW ‘ that could be exploited by a local attacker to escalate privileges.
By @securityaffairs · securityaffairs.com
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