The open-source Linux operating system contains a serious security flaw that can be exploited to gain superuser rights on a target system.. The vulnerability, in the Linux implementation of the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol, affects unpatched versions of the Linux kernel, starting from 2.6.30, where the RDS protocol was first included. According to VSR Security, the research outfit that discovered the security hole, Linux installations are only vulnerable if the CONFIG_RDS kernel configuration option is set, and if there are no restrictions on unprivileged users loading packet family modules, as is the case on most stock distributions. The link for this article located at ZDNet Blogs is no longer available. . A critical flaw in the Linux operating system allows for exploitation leading to root privileges via an unrectified kernel RDS protocol.. superuser access, linux kernel, rds exploit, security advisory. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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