rabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoDirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE - allows any unprivileged local user to gain root access on a vulnerable Linux system - no patch availablegithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-222 hours 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-up1·1 day 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.