A privilege escalation flaw in udev
A privilege escalation flaw in udev
[Security] Posted Apr 22, 2009 15:02 UTC (Wed) by jake
A vulnerability in udev, the user-space tool that manages the Linux /dev tree, has left unpatched systems vulnerable to a local root privilege escalation. Exploits are already circulating on the full-disclosure mailing list, so it is rather important for users and administrators to update their systems. Click below, subscribers only, for a look at the vulnerability from this week's Security page.