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Linux Out-Of-Bounds Access Fixed For Unprivileged Users With Specially Crafted Certs


An out-of-bounds access within the Linux kernel has existed in mainline the past three years that could be exploited by an unprivileged user submitting a specially crafted certificate to the kernel.

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