StackRot: A New Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation

A new vulnerability has been found by security researchers. Dubbed StackRot, the Linux Kernel flaw is impacting versions 6.1 through 6.4. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-3269 and is a privilege escalation issue. An unprivileged local user can trigger the flaw to compromise the kernel and escalate privileges. As reported by BleepingComputer, responsible for discovering […]

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