[PLUG] root shell

jeff on 16 Nov 2016 07:04:32 -0800

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[PLUG] root shell

From: jeff <jeffv@op.net>
To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Subject: [PLUG] root shell
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 10:04:22 -0500
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http://thehackernews.com/2016/11/hacking-linux-system.html
Holding ENTER for 70 seconds gives root shell (LUKS)
Includes fix. Patch should be available already.

http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-4484_cryptsetup_initrd_shell.html
technical explanation CVE-2016-4484
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