Re: A quartet of Linux local root vulns: DirtyAH6, PPPoEject, TUNderflow, and DiagSpill
An oss-security reply discusses packaging limits around four named Linux local root vulnerabilities.
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An oss-security reply discusses packaging limits around four named Linux local root vulnerabilities.
Follow-up on four Linux kernel local root flaws (DirtyAH6, PPPoEject, TUNderflow, DiagSpill), noting PPPoE is ubiquitous on ISP gateways.
oss-security follow-up on four Linux local root vulnerabilities—DirtyAH6, PPPoEject, TUNderflow, DiagSpill—debates distribution-specific patching challenges.
Discussion of splitting rare Linux kernel modules like PPPoE and SCTP into separate packages to reduce attack surface after four local root vulns.
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