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New Linux Flaws Enable Full Root Access via PAM and Udisks Across Major Distributions
(thehackernews.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2025
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It's an LPE, and doesn't allow full root access to anyone who isn't already a user.
Are you saying LPEs aren't a security hazard?
Nope. Just pointing out an alarmist headline.
Ah. Yah, well, I just went with the article's own headline since so many comms insist on that.
Yup. It wasn't a criticism of you.
I don't think that's really a criticism, more like the reality of modern "journalism"...
I know, they need the clickbait title for the click money but yeah -as usual- I'm mostly shrugging this off