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@SorteKanin@feddit.dk to Programming@programming.dev • 2 days ago

Linux Kernel TCP Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Ubuntu, Red Hat and Other Distributions

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Ubuntu and RHEL lack fixes for a Linux TCP use-after-free that Anthropic says it exploited to run commands as root on MPTCP servers.
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    catches this type of issue at compilation time

    This type of issue is called use-after-free.

    I sent a link to a use-after-free bug in RedoxOS, the OS advertised as being written in Rust for security. The issue is tracked as CVE with severity 7.8.

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      That’s a bug.

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        So is this one in Linux.

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