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Stack Clash bug could give root privileges to attackers on Unix, Linux systems (Help Net Security)
2017-06-20 21:37

Qualys researchers have unearthed a serious privilege escalation bug affecting a wide variety of Unix and Unix-based operating systems, and has been working with vendors to develop patches since...

'Stack Clash' Flaws Allow Privilege Escalation on Unix Systems (Security Week)
2017-06-20 08:41

Linux and other Unix-like operating systems are affected by a type of vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker for root privilege escalation, Qualys warned on Monday. read more

A Decade Old Unix/Linux/BSD Root Privilege-Escalation Bug Discovered (The Hackers News)
2017-06-20 00:57

Security researchers have discovered more than a decade-old vulnerability in several Unix-based operating systems — including Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris — which can be exploited...

Serious privilege escalation bug in Unix OSes imperils servers everywhere (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-19 17:50

“Stack Clash” poses threat to Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and other OSes.

12-year-old security hole in Unix-based OSes isn’t plugged after all (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-19 17:50

“Stack Clash” poses threat to Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and other OSes.

Chaos feared after UNIX time-zone database is nuked
2011-10-07 07:34

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/07/unix_time_zone_database_destroyed/ By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 7th October 2011