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Story: This Linux grinch could put a hole in your security stockingTotal Replies: 4
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BFM

Dec 17, 2014
2:00 AM EDT
We constantly have these 'security firms' claiming nasty security flaws in Linux. They almost always are negated by quick responses from kernel developers and distribution vendors. We'll see what happens this time.
JaseP

Dec 17, 2014
2:46 AM EDT
Hmmm, Dubious claims (theory),... No exploits in the wild (maybe a test-case with local privilege escalation only?!),... Likely a patch in as many days as it takes for this thing to spread around as the next Shellshock/Heartbleed,...
gus3

Dec 17, 2014
6:34 PM EDT
No exploits in the wild that you/we know of. (And those who know, aren't telling.)
seatex

Dec 17, 2014
7:35 PM EDT
Only the NSA knows, and it's CLASSIFIED.
jdixon

Dec 17, 2014
8:44 PM EDT
> No exploits in the wild that you/we know of.

And there are almost certainly exploits we don't know of. How many of those affect the normal home user is debatable though.

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