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Your Linux Machine Can Be Hacked Remotely With Just A Malicious DNS Response

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A critical vulnerability has been discovered in #Systemd, the popular init system and service manager for Linux operating systems, that could allow remote attackers to potentially trigger a buffer overflow to execute malicious code on the targeted machines via a DNS response.

The vulnerability, designated as #CVE-2017-9445, actually resides in the 'dns_packet_new' function of 'systemd-resolved,' a DNS response handler component that provides network name resolution to local applications....

https://thehackernews.com/2017/06/linux-buffer-overflow-code.html