Flaw Found In Dirty COW Patch
Researchers have found a flaw in the original fix for the Dirty COW vulnerability patched in October 2016. Continue reading Flaw Found In Dirty COW Patch
Category Archives: CVE-2016-5195
Android malware ZNIU exploits DirtyCOW vulnerability
DirtyCOW can be used to compromise phones and tablets Continue reading Android malware ZNIU exploits DirtyCOW vulnerability
Mobile Menace Monday: How dare that rootin’ Dirty COW
If you follow cybersecurity news, you may have heard of the latest Linux exploit referenced under CVE-2016-5195, which has been dubbed Dirty COW. The name is derived based on the exploitation of the copy-on-write (COW) mechanism in Linux.Categories: Cy… Continue reading Mobile Menace Monday: How dare that rootin’ Dirty COW
Linux kernel bug: DirtyCOW “easyroot” hole and what you need to know
No sooner had we written about long-lived Linux kernel bugs…and along comes an 11-year-old vulnerability that’s easy to exploit. Continue reading Linux kernel bug: DirtyCOW “easyroot” hole and what you need to know
Serious Dirty Cow Linux Vulnerability Under Attack
A privilege escalation vulnerability, nicknamed Dirty Cow and present in Linux since 2007, has been used in public attacks against web-facing Linux servers. Continue reading Serious Dirty Cow Linux Vulnerability Under Attack