You can login if you already have an account or register by clicking the button below.
Registering is free and all you need is a username and password. We never ask you for your e-mail.
Depends on use, but I wouldn't be concerned. The attacker needs a local account to escalate their privilege. If you store important data and a bunch of people have access then I'd probably have concern but you can always compile the kernel yourself if the update isn't available using apt-get.
Sort: Top
[–] homosexuals_are_gay 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
So what does this mean for the casual Ubuntu user?
[–] brandon [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Depends on use, but I wouldn't be concerned. The attacker needs a local account to escalate their privilege. If you store important data and a bunch of people have access then I'd probably have concern but you can always compile the kernel yourself if the update isn't available using apt-get.
[–] ThisIsntMe123 ago
Popcorn is cooking.