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Linux Gets Dirty Again: DirtyClone Kernel Flaw Can Lead to Local Root Access (linuxiac.com)

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[–] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Who's naming these vulnerabilities? They're always so weirdly named

[–] deadbeef79000 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Security peeps noticed that weirdly named vulnerabilities got more media coverage and more awareness, so they now exploit that rather than rely on the catchy names like CVE-2026-12345

[–] toor@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

They're social engineering the 'normies'.

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