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Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2014
Grinch Bug Could be worse than Shellshock, Says Experts

Researchers discover a vulnerability in Linux operating systems dubbed Grinch Bug, which is exploited to give malicious hackers Root access to a computer system. The flaw resides in the authorization system in Linux which allows privilege escalation through the wheel. A new privilege escalation bug similar to shellshock is giving Linux administrators sleepless nights just days after […]