New Debian Linux Kernel Update Addresses "Dirty COW" Bug, Three Security Issues

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

On October 19, 2016, Debian developer Salvatore Bonaccorso announced the availability of a new, important kernel update for the stable Debian GNU/Linux 8 “Jessie” series of operating systems.

The update promises to patch a total of four Linux kernel security vulnerabilities documented as CVE-2015-8956, CVE-2016-7042, CVE-2016-7425, and CVE-2016-5195, which some of you know as the ancient “Dirty COW” bug that could have allowed a local attacker to run programs with system administrator (root) privileges.

“Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation… (read more)

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