rabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoDirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE - allows any unprivileged local user to gain root access on a vulnerable Linux system - no patch availablegithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square71linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down14
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkDirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE - allows any unprivileged local user to gain root access on a vulnerable Linux system - no patch availablegithub.comrabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square71linkfedilink
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·edit-22 days agoNot really. Proprietary software have just as many if not more vulnerabilities. Linux is just more honest and open about reporting them so it seems like they have more.
minus-squarefartsparkles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 days agoLinux also shows up more in CVE databases etc because many distributions also assign their own CVEs for the same bugs.
Not really. Proprietary software have just as many if not more vulnerabilities. Linux is just more honest and open about reporting them so it seems like they have more.
Linux also shows up more in CVE databases etc because many distributions also assign their own CVEs for the same bugs.