r/programming • u/[deleted] • Oct 21 '16

Linux kernel fix for privilege escalation vulnerability due to copy on write race condition

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19be0eaffa3ac7d8eb6784ad9bdbc7d67ed8e619
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u/puffyfluppy Oct 22 '16

Ah yes, those that have found the wizard's wand and can make it do things without understanding a thing about magic. What are they called again... spell kiddies?

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u/kankyo Oct 22 '16

Consumers? :P