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Devastating 'Dirty Frag' exploit leaks out, gives immediate root access on most Linux machines since 2017, no patches available, no warning given — Copy Fail-like vulnerability had its embargo broken (www.tomshardware.com)
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[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

People don't realize how easy it is to get local access.

There's a very good reason you should not run your browser as root.

this post was submitted on 08 May 2026
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