webmaster@theregister.co.uk (Jeff Burt) / The Register
Microsoft points at Linux and shouts: Look, look! Privilege-escalation flaws here, too! – Will Redmond start code-naming Windows make-me-admin bugs? Flaws in networkd-dispatcher, a service used in the Linux world, can be exploited by a rogue logged-in user or application to escalate their privileges to root level, allowing the box to be commandeered, Microsoft researchers said Wednnesday. …
