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Dangerous security flaw patched in Linux

Dangerous security flaw patched in Linux

Aug. 18, 2010 A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel that gives attackers access to root via X server has been patched by Linus Torvalds. Meanwhile, kernel developer James Morris reports on the first-annual Linux Security Summit (LSS), which... Read more.

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