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Linux 'Copy Fail' Flaw Delivers Root-Level Access to Distros
·Source: Bank Info Security
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Executive Summary
AI-Assisted Offensive Security Researcher Discovered Flaw After 1 Hour of Scanning Patch all Linux kernels issued from 2017 onwards to fix a serious vulnerability in the kernel’s cryptography API that can be easily
Analysis
AI-Assisted Offensive Security Researcher Discovered Flaw After 1 Hour of Scanning Patch all Linux kernels issued from 2017 onwards to fix a serious vulnerability in the kernel’s cryptography API that can be easily exploited by a local, unprivileged user to gain root-level access. The major flaw is the latest to be found by an AI-assisted researcher.