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A Polkit Vulnerability Gives Root on All Major Linux Distros

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Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov 		Mail this story
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A 12-year-old security vulnerability has been disclosed in the Linux’s system utility Polkit that grants attackers root privileges. You should obtain and apply a patch ASAP.

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