ikidd@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoNew Linux Flaws Enable Full Root Access via PAM and Udisks Across Major Distributionsthehackernews.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
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minus-squareNaich@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoIt’s an LPE, and doesn’t allow full root access to anyone who isn’t already a user.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 days agoAre you saying LPEs aren’t a security hazard?
minus-squareNaich@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoNope. Just pointing out an alarmist headline.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoAh. Yah, well, I just went with the article’s own headline since so many comms insist on that.
It’s an LPE, and doesn’t allow full root access to anyone who isn’t already a user.
Are you saying LPEs aren’t a security hazard?
Nope. Just pointing out an alarmist headline.
Ah. Yah, well, I just went with the article’s own headline since so many comms insist on that.