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Linux admins: Dire vulnerability gives attackers root access in RHEL, CentOS, Fedora

2018-05-16 12:21

A flaw related to a NetworkManager integration script is trivially easy for attackers to leverage.

News URL

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/linux-admins-dire-vulnerability-gives-attackers-root-access-in-rhel-centos-fedora/#ftag=RSS56d97e7

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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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