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Critical Linux Flaw Opens the Door to Full Root Access

2018-05-16 21:05

The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute a malware or other payloads on a client machine by sending malicious messages from the DHCP server.

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https://threatpost.com/critical-linux-flaw-opens-the-door-to-full-root-access/132034/

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VENDOR	LAST 12M	#/PRODUCTS	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	CRITICAL	TOTAL VULNS
Linux		17	359	1421	1124	679	3583

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