Exploits Emerge For Linux Privilege Escalation Flaw

From Slashdot:

Exploits Emerge For Linux Privilege Escalation Flaw

"Linux vendors are rushing to patch a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel that can be exploited by local attackers to gain root access on the system. The vulnerability, which is identified as CVE-2012-0056, was discovered by Jüri Aedla and is caused by a failure of the Linux kernel to properly restrict access to the '/proc//mem' file."