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Stealthy 'sedexp' Linux malware evaded detection for two years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

Sure, but this isn't a privilege escalation, this requires privilege escalation, and it merely installs a backdoor that preserves that privilege.

It's like installing something in cron or systemd, it's not a vulnerability in itself, but it can allow an attacker to add a backdoor once they exploit a vulnerability once.