Linux bug bestows attackers with 'superuser' powers - Register

Security researchers have disclosed a vulnerability in the Linux operating system that allows unprivileged users to gain “superuser” rights on target systems.

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The bug in the Linux implementation of RDS, or reliable datagram sockets, protocol can be exploited by local users by sending specially manipulated packets that write certain values into kernel memory, according to VSR Security, the firm that disclosed the vulnerability . The issue was introduced into the Linux kernel in version 2.6.30, when RDS was first added.

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This series of papers is intended to be read by organisations in any industry that are trying to stem the tide of increasingly malicious web-borne threats.

Linux bug bestows attackers with 'superuser' powers - Register