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New 'Looney Tunables' Linux bug gives root on major distros

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Moribundo

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Oct 5, 2023, 12:32:58 PM10/5/23
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A new Linux vulnerability, known as 'Looney Tunables' and tracked
as CVE-2023-4911, enables local attackers to gain root
privileges

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-looney-tunables
-linux-bug-gives-root-on-major-distros/


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David W. Hodgins

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Oct 5, 2023, 9:39:53 PM10/5/23
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When including a url, hard wrapping of the content must be disabled.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-looney-tunables-linux-bug-gives-root-on-major-distros/
is the url without wrapping.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

Moribundo

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Oct 6, 2023, 10:56:00 AM10/6/23
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"David W. Hodgins" <dwho...@nomail.afraid.org> Wrote in message:r
> On Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:32:44 -0400, Moribundo <linde...@protonmail.com> wrote:> A new Linux vulnerability, known as 'Looney Tunables' and tracked> as CVE-2023-4911, enables local attackers to gain root> privileges>> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-looney-tunables> -linux-bug-gives-root-on-major-distros/>>> ----Android NewsGroup Reader----> https://piaohong.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usenet/index.htmlWhen including a url, hard wrapping of the content must be disabled.https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-looney-tunables-linux-bug-gives-root-on-major-distros/is the url without wrapping.Regards, Dave Hodgins

thanks for the note

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Bozo User

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Oct 9, 2023, 4:49:40 AM10/9/23
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