Security News > 2018 > September > New Linux Kernel Bug Affects Red Hat, CentOS, and Debian Distributions
2018-09-26 12:18
Security researchers have published the details and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits of an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could allow an unprivileged user to gain superuser access to the targeted system. The vulnerability, discovered by cloud-based security and compliance solutions provider Qualys, which has been dubbed "Mutagen Astronomy," affects the kernel versions
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