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		Readline crime: exploiting a SUID logic bug (trailofbits.com)
		5 points by roddux on Feb 16, 2023 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

roddux on Feb 16, 2023 [–]

Looking at a local privilege escalation (on some systems) that works due to a logic bug in readline, when used with SUID programs.

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