Linux Vulnerability Alert: WallEscape Exposes Passwords in Ubuntu & Debian

Breaking News: Linux’s ‘wall’ command has a chink in its armor! CVE-2024-28085, dubbed WallEscape, could leak your secrets faster than a gossip in a small town. Update or risk your password becoming everyone’s password! #LinuxLeakLaugh

Published: Added: March 29, 2024 at 4:13 amAssembled by: J J
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Psst, Linux users! You might want to check your wall, not for graffiti, but for a sneaky vulnerability that could turn your terminal into a leaky faucet for passwords. And here you thought your Linux fortress was impregnable! CVE-2024-28085, a.k.a. "WallEscape," is like the digital equivalent of someone slipping a whoopee cushion on your server chair. Make sure your "wall" isn't set to broadcast more than you bargained for!

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