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‘Looney Tunables’ Linux vulnerability could allow threat actors to run malicious code
Oct. 5, 2023, 1:22 a.m. | Duncan Riley
Security – SiliconANGLE siliconangle.com
A newly discovered high-severity Linux vulnerability that has been present on many Linux distributions for at least two years could allow threat actors to run malicious code with elevated privileges. Discovered by researchers at the Qualys Threat Research Unit, the vulnerability has been dubbed “Looney Tunables” in reference to the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable involved in […]
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