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GhostLock vulnerability affects all Linux distributions for 15 years · 4 sources tracked

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A newly disclosed vulnerability, GhostLock, has been found to affect all Linux distributions for the past 15 years. This stack-use-after-free vulnerability was detailed by nebusec.ai. Separately, a blog post from Recall.ai discusses how PostgreSQL locks do not scale effectively. AI

IMPACT This cluster is not directly about AI, but discusses a significant security vulnerability in Linux and a technical issue with PostgreSQL.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a newly disclosed vulnerability and a technical blog post about database performance. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=4 ai=0.1]

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GhostLock vulnerability affects all Linux distributions for 15 years · 4 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [4]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    Postgres locks do not scale https://www.recall.ai/blog/postgres-locks-do-not-scale #ai

    Postgres locks do not scale https://www. recall.ai/blog/postgres-locks- do-not-scale # ai

    LINKS recall.ai/…/postgres-locks-do-not-scale
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    GhostLock, a stack-UAF that has existed in ALL Linux distributions for 15 years https:// nebusec.ai/research/ionstack-p art-2/ # ai # linux

    GhostLock, a stack-UAF that has existed in ALL Linux distributions for 15 years https:// nebusec.ai/research/ionstack-p art-2/ # ai # linux

    LINKS nebusec.ai/…/ionstack-part-2
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · CuratedHackerNews ·

    GhostLock, a stack-UAF that has existed in all Linux distributions for 15 years https:// nebusec.ai/research/ionstack-p art-2/ # ai # linux

    GhostLock, a stack-UAF that has existed in all Linux distributions for 15 years https:// nebusec.ai/research/ionstack-p art-2/ # ai # linux

    LINKS nebusec.ai/…/ionstack-part-2
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · CuratedHackerNews ·

    GhostLock, a stack-UAF that has existed in all Linux distributions for 15 years https:// nebusec.ai/research/ionstack-p art-2/ # ai # linux

    GhostLock, a stack-UAF that has existed in all Linux distributions for 15 years https:// nebusec.ai/research/ionstack-p art-2/ # ai # linux

    LINKS nebusec.ai/…/ionstack-part-2

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