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Linux Kernel SYS_EPoll_Wait Local Integer Overflow Vulnerability

A Local integer overflow vulnerability affects the Linux kernel. This issue is due to a failure of the affected kernel to properly handle user-supplied size values.

An attacker may leverage this issue to overwrite low kernel memory. This may potentially facilitate privilege escalation.







 

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