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Re:Ubuntu still has not released patch for Linux 0day RCE in... by dwedge on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:46PM (#50345910)
Can you give examples of kernel bugs that can be targeted on an otherwise locked down system? Let's say something running just LAMP and all other ports closed off with a software firewall.

There are plenty of out of support systems still in the wild and while I'm not arguing they are completely secure I was under the impression that kernel vulnerabilities generally make a minor exploit in something else worse (chained priv escalation for example) and generally are difficult to exploit on their own. If I'm mistaken I'd love to know

Re:Ubuntu still has not released patch for Linux 0day RCE in... by majorchord on Monday November 02, 2026 @07:08PM (#50346150)
Any TCP packet (with IP options) you can send to a Linux kernel that doesn't get DROP'd by netfilter makes you technically vulnerable.

That includes the one port your LAMP stack uses.

Or, the attacker might be originating from the other side of a device, like within a LAN. Malicious employees/house guests/what-have-you could target devices from inside your network where most servers don't have as much protection or have other open ports accessible.

Re:Ubuntu still has not released patch for Linux 0day RCE in... by cjbprime on Monday November 02, 2026 @07:28PM (#50346313)
Does the bug we're talking about not count as an example for some reason?