Linux Users Worried as Looney Tunables Exploit Spreads

A vulnerability in the software “Looney Tunables” has been discovered and is being tracked under the identifier CVE-2023-4911. A proof of concept (POC) for this vulnerability has already appeared on the Internet.

The classification and naming of exploits typically depend on the type of vulnerability they exploit, whether they are local or remote, and the outcome of the exploit, such as EOP (Elevation of Privilege), DOS (Denial of Service), or Spulping. One popular scheme for offering zero-day exploits is Exploit-A-A-Service.