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Wednesday, 26 January 2022 08:18

12 Year Old Linux vulnerability Allows Root on Every Major Linux Flavor

12 Year Old Linux vulnerability Allows Root on Every Major Linux Flavor

A newly released CVE (common vulnerabilities and exposures) CVE-2021-4034 for Linux has identified a vulnerability in PolKit’s (formerly PolicyKit) pkexe that exists in very major release of Linux. The vulnerability known as PwnKit can be exploited to gain full root on a target system. The flaw, according to researchers has also been present for more than 12 years.

Published in Security Talk
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  • Linux
  • pwnkit
  • polkit
  • cve20214034
  • Security
  • Exploits
  • cve
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