[GTALUG] Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

| From: Steve Litt via talk <talk at gtalug.org>

| 1) Removed the nftables package from my computer

As I understand it, the bug involves the kernel nf_tables features.
That is partly implemented by the kernel module 
	kernel/net/netfilter/nf_tables.ko.xz

The userland package nftables isn't involved.
Removing it won't do any good.

In general, a local priviledge escalation bug doesn't depend on userland 
code (unless the userland code is setuid).  More clearly: a particular 
exploitation may use userland code, but it could always bring its own.

| Like Ron said, thanks!

You mean: Like Hugh said, thanks Ron!