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Re:Dirty COW is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the ... by unculture on Friday October 21, 2016 @07:19AM (#12759484)
Bad choice of name; in English English at least, "dirty cow" is a misogynist slur.
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Re:Dirty COW is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the ... by balabaster on Friday October 21, 2016 @09:45AM (#12760322)
I will second this. I agree that it's an unfortunate clash of colloquialisms between American and English English.
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