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Serious Linux Kernel Vulnerability Patched (Threatpost)

2016-01-19 12:47

The Linux security team today patched a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel discovered by startup Perception Point.

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http://threatpost.com/serious-linux-kernel-vulnerability-patched/115923/

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VENDOR	LAST 12M	#/PRODUCTS	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	CRITICAL	TOTAL VULNS
Linux		11	64	2312	1489	67	3932
Kernel		3	0	8	4	1	13

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