Canonical Patches Ancient "Dirty COW" Kernel Bug in All Supported Ubuntu OSes

Canonical Patches Ancient "Dirty COW" Kernel Bug in All Supported Ubuntu OSes

Affects Ubuntu 16.10, 16.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, and 12.04 LTS

Linux Kernels 4.8.3, 4.7.9 & 4.4.26 LTS Out to Patch "Dirty COW" Security Flaw

Linux Kernels 4.8.3, 4.7.9 & 4.4.26 LTS Out to Patch "Dirty COW" Security Flaw

Users are urged to update their system immediately

Linux Kernel Zero-Day CVE-2016-5195 Patched After Being Deployed in Live Attacks

Linux Kernel Zero-Day CVE-2016-5195 Patched After Being Deployed in Live Attacks

Dirty COW flaw existed in Linux kernel for 9 years