“Looney Tunables: Analyzing the Snowballing Exploits Exploiting Linux Flaw”
Critical Security Flaw in Linux Leaves Systems Vulnerable: Looney Tunables Introduction Last week, Qualys researchers disclosed a critical buffer overflow vulnerability, named Looney Tunables, in the GNU C Library (glibc), a widely used component present in various Linux distributions. The flaw, identified as CVE-2023-4911, poses a significant risk to systems running Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, and…