#kernel privilege-escalation

Linux Kernel Privilege-Escalation Bug Discovered, Again #vulnerability #bug #Privilege #Escalation #Linux

Security researchers have discovered a new privilege-escalation vulnerability in Linux kernel that could allow a local attacker to execute code on the affected systems with elevated privileges.

Discovered by Venustech ADLab (Active-Defense Lab) researchers, the Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2017-15265) is due to a use-after-free memory error in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)…