How To Protect Linux Servers And Android Phones Against Dirty COW Security Bug

Posted by bob on Nov 2, 2016 12:13 AM EDT
Lifehacker; By Spandas Lui
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Last week, a nine-year old bug was uncovered in the Linux kernel that can give attackers root-level access to machines running the Linux operating system. Because the vulnerability is related to how the kernel handles copy-on-write memory, it has been dubbed 'Dirty COW'. The security flaw exists on every distribution of the operating system.

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