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Reproducing CVE-2020-8831: Privilege Escalation via Symlink Attack on Apport's Lock File Implementation
CVE-2020-8831 is a vulnerability where an attacker can create a symlink at /var/lock/apport, redirecting Apport's lock file location and leading...
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