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Linux Kernel Vulnerability
From: "US-CERT" <US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:21:19 +0000
U.S. Department of Homeland Security US-CERT National Cyber Awareness System: Linux Kernel Vulnerability [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2016/10/21/Linux-Kernel-Vulnerability ] 10/21/2016 12:50 PM EDT Original release date: October 21, 2016 US-CERT is aware of a Linux kernel vulnerability known as Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195). Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT recommends that users and administrators review the Red Hat CVE Database [ https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5195 ], the Canoical Ubuntu CVE Tracker [ http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-5195.html ], and CERT Vulnerability Note VU#243144 [ https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243144 ] for additional details, and refer to their Linux or Unix-based OS vendors for appropriate patches. ________________________________________________________________________ This product is provided subject to this Notification [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification ] and this Privacy & Use [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/ ] policy. ________________________________________________________________________ A copy of this publication is available at www.us-cert.gov [ https://www.us-cert.gov ]. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to info () us-cert gov. Do not reply to this message since this email was sent from a notification-only address that is not monitored. To ensure you receive future US-CERT products, please add US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov to your address book. OTHER RESOURCES: Contact Us [ http://www.us-cert.gov/contact-us/ ] | Security Publications [ http://www.us-cert.gov/security-publications ] | Alerts and Tips [ http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas ] | Related Resources [ http://www.us-cert.gov/related-resources ] STAY CONNECTED: Sign up for email updates [ http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSUSCERT/subscriber/new ]
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