rabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoDirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE - allows any unprivileged local user to gain root access on a vulnerable Linux system - no patch availablegithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down14
arrow-up1198arrow-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 months agomessage-square73linkfedilink
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·edit-22 months 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-up14·2 months 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.