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[PLUG] Looney Tunables GNU C lib vuln


New 'Looney Tunables' Linux bug gives root on major distros


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-looney-tunables-linux-bug-gives-root-on-major-distros/


A new Linux vulnerability known as 'Looney Tunables' enables local attackers to gain root privileges by exploiting a buffer overflow weakness in the GNU C Library's ld.so dynamic loader.
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