Linux Security Flaws Discovered

Security experts are warning of potentially serious vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel that could allow malicious hackers to gain full super-user privileges.

The vulnerability affects the 2.6.x branch prior to version 2.6.3 and the Linux kernel memory management code.

Experts note that the latest bug is unrelated to a previous vulnerability in the same internal kernel function code.

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