Hey this kinda sucks. I wouldn’t be surprised if some spy agencies had known about this for a while, but of course, we’ll never know.

A bug lurking for 12 years gives attackers root on most major Linux distros

It's likely only a matter of time before PwnKit is exploited in the wild.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/a-bug-lurking-for-12-years-gives-attackers-root-on-every-major-linux-distro/

#linux #pwnkit #security