Comment by free2OSS
5 years ago
Wow that dirty cow exploit affects Linux too? My server was at risk...
Although none of those are recent like daily security flaws we see on HN.
5 years ago
Wow that dirty cow exploit affects Linux too? My server was at risk...
Although none of those are recent like daily security flaws we see on HN.
dirtyCoW was a linux kernel bug. The reason the news and drama was all in the android scene was every desktop/server linux installation would be patched long before a malicious binary would be run on the machine (I think it was patched before the news even broke). Android would be left with the exploit until all of the older devices made it to e-waste. It also meant the rooting efforts would be helped somewhat.