New Linux CIFSwitch Kernel Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Gain Root Access
Source: Cybersecuritynews
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<p>A newly disclosed Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability dubbed “CIFSwitch” enables low-privileged users to gain root access by abusing a logic flaw between the Linux kernel CIFS client and the userspace cifs-utils package. The bug was discovered by security researcher Asim Manizada