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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	2532	1569	67	4232
Kernel		3	0	7	4	1	12

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