Linux Picks Up Fix For Latest "Confused Deputy" Weakness Going Back To 2.6.12 Kernel

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Linux Picks Up Fix For Latest "Confused Deputy" Weakness Going Back To 2.6.12 Kernel

26 May 2021, 01:30 PM

Phoronix: Linux Picks Up Fix For Latest "Confused Deputy" Weakness Going Back To 2.6.12 Kernel

Merged today to Linux 5.13 Git and marked for back-porting to stable series is a new "confused deputy" weakness and affects kernels going back to Linux 2.6.12 from 2005...

Linux Picks Up Fix For Latest "Confused Deputy" Weakness Going Back To 2.6.12 Kernel - Phoronix

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26 May 2021, 03:35 PM

So Barney Fife messed with the Linux kernel at some point, eh?
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26 May 2021, 06:00 PM

Came for the Barney Fife reference.
Left happy.
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