Privilege Escalation Bug Lurked in Linux Kernel for 8 Years

A security vulnerability in a driver leading to local privilege escalation in the latest Linux Kernel version was introduced 8 years ago, Check Point reveals.

The security flaw provides a local user with access to a vulnerable privileged driver with the possibility to read from and write to sensitive kernel memory. Tracked as CVE 2018-8781, the vulnerability could be exploited to escalate local privileges, Check Point’s researchers say.

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