Malicious actors with the ability to execute code can gain root access on Linux systems using just 10 lines of Python, according to a researcher.
A newly discovered vulnerability could affect most major open source Linux distributions released since 2017, according to security researchers.
The bug, called “Copy Failed,” caught the attention of the US Cyber Security and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), which added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on Saturday. warning poses “significant risks to the federal enterprise.”
The vulnerability could allow attackers to gain root access on a wide range of Linux systems using a 732-byte Python script, although it requires prior code execution on the system to escalate privileges.
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