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LINUX KERNEL: VULNERABILITY IN THE EBPF VERIFIER REGISTER LIMIT TRACKING

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Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter

A bug in the Linux Kernel's eBPF verifier can lead to a system compromise by allowing attackers to manipulate register values. The vulnerability was fixed in July after being reported in June. It requires specific permissions and is not widespread among applications or containers.