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Linux kernel vmsplice root exploit

Two strings walk into a bar. The first says, “Hello, I’d like a ciderO’y?kI’U`,E’*@???’?? ?!>A~Xx?(y’n?.” The second says, “Please excuse my friend, he’s not null-terminated.”

If you are running Linux kernel newer than 2.6.17 but older than 2.6.24.2 or 2.6.23.16 then any local user can easily become root or at least crash your system.
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