Vulnerabilities in Linux allow root privileges
Apr 16, 2009, 15:32 (3 Talkback[s])
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"By sending crafted Netlink messages to udev, an attacker can
create a globally writable block device file for an existing block
device -- including, according to Fedora, the root file system. By
manipulating or creating files, this can reportedly be exploited to
obtain root privileges."
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