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with a slight linux bias ubuntu has

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with a slight linux bias ubuntu has
 

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with a slight linux bias ubuntu has
fixed a handful of bugs that standard

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fixed a handful of bugs that standard
 

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fixed a handful of bugs that standard
users could use to become root

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users could use to become root
 

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users could use to become root
ubuntu developers have fixed a series of

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ubuntu developers have fixed a series of
 

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ubuntu developers have fixed a series of
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vulnerabilities that made it easy for
 

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vulnerabilities that made it easy for
standard users to gain coveted

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standard users to gain coveted
 

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standard users to gain coveted
root privileges kevin backhouse a

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root privileges kevin backhouse a
 

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root privileges kevin backhouse a
researcher at github wrote in a post

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researcher at github wrote in a post
 

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researcher at github wrote in a post
published last tuesday

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published last tuesday
 

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published last tuesday
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with a few simple commands in the
 

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with a few simple commands in the
terminal and a few mouse clicks

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terminal and a few mouse clicks
 

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terminal and a few mouse clicks
a standard user can create an

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a standard user can create an
 

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a standard user can create an
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administrator account for themselves
 

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administrator account for themselves
the first series of commands triggered a

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the first series of commands triggered a
 

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the first series of commands triggered a
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denial of service bug in daemons used to
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manage user accounts on the computer
 

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manage user accounts on the computer
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when done correctly ubuntu would restart
 

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when done correctly ubuntu would restart
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and open a window that allowed the user
 

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and open a window that allowed the user
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to create a new account
 

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to create a new account
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that had root privileges this is the
 

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that had root privileges this is the
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setup screen that you would normally see
 

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setup screen that you would normally see
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when you're installing ubuntu for the
 

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when you're installing ubuntu for the
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first time
it means that junior is able to create a

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it means that junior is able to create a
 

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it means that junior is able to create a
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new user account for himself
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and this time it's going to be an
 

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and this time it's going to be an
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administrator account
 

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administrator account
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all done so now he just has to wait a
 

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all done so now he just has to wait a
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and he's in here he's going to quickly

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and he's in here he's going to quickly
 

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and he's in here he's going to quickly
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open a terminal again so that he can run
 

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open a terminal again so that he can run
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id to show that the new account
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called indiana is an administrator
 

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called indiana is an administrator
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so there you can see that indiana is in
 

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so there you can see that indiana is in
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the sudo group which means that he's an
 

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the sudo group which means that he's an
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the second bug involved in the hack

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the second bug involved in the hack
 

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the second bug involved in the hack
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resided in the gnome display manager
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which among other things manages user
 

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which among other things manages user
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sessions and the login screen
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the display manager also triggers the
 

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the display manager also triggers the
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initial setup of the os when it detects
 

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initial setup of the os when it detects
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no users currently exist
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since it verifies whether an account
 

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since it verifies whether an account
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exists or not by asking
 

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exists or not by asking
accounts damon if that damon is locked

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accounts damon if that damon is locked
 

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accounts damon if that damon is locked
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up it will think there are no accounts
 

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up it will think there are no accounts
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the vulnerabilities could be triggered
 

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the vulnerabilities could be triggered
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only when someone had access to
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and a valid account on a vulnerable
 

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and a valid account on a vulnerable
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it worked only on desktop versions of
 

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it worked only on desktop versions of
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maintainers of the open source ubuntu os

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maintainers of the open source ubuntu os
 

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maintainers of the open source ubuntu os
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patched the bugs
 

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patched the bugs
last week big thanks to roy w nash and

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last week big thanks to roy w nash and
 

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last week big thanks to roy w nash and
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