"New 'Looney Tunables' Linux Bug Gives Root on Major Distros"

By exploiting a buffer overflow flaw in the GNU C Library's (glibc) ld.so dynamic loader, a newly discovered Linux vulnerability called Looney Tunables allows local attackers to gain root privileges. The glibc is present in most Linux kernel-based systems, providing essential functionality, including system calls such as open, malloc, printf, and exit, required for the execution of a program. The dynamic loader within glibc is responsible for program preparation and execution on Linux systems that use glibc. This article continues to discuss observations and findings regarding the Looney Tunables Linux vulnerability.

Bleeping Computer reports "New 'Looney Tunables' Linux Bug Gives Root on Major Distros"

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