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Sudo Bug Opens Root Access on Linux Systems

2019-10-15 15:55

The bug allows users to bypass privilege restrictions to execute commands as root.

News URL

https://threatpost.com/sudo-bug-root-access-linux/149169/

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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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