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Recently discovered CVE-2021

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()3 min read1
Analyze CVE-2021-3156 with Vani AIImpact, affected versions, exploitation, mitigations and detection

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CVE-2021-3156
Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Sudo Enables Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2021-3156)
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3 min read at securityaffairs.com

Experts warn that the recently discovered heap-based buffer overflow bug in Linux SUDO also impacts the latest version of Apple macOS Big Sur. Recently Qualys researchers found a Sudo vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-3156 , that has allowed any local user to gain root privileges on Unix-like operating systems without authentication.

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