Analysis and Exploitation of a Linux Kernel Vulnerability
To me it's kinda baffling that an open source project so intensively used had a root privilege exploit for years. It is often said that open source is inherently more secure because "everyone can look at the source" yet quite a few exploits in in the last few years alone kindly proved the opposite.This is not a jab at open source software, just at the general statement which people like to throw around when referring to the security of open source software; "It's open so it must be safe!"