A newly revealed flaw in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to take complete control over a device. The privilege escalation bug allows threat actors in Linux versions 5.8 and beyond to inject code into read-only files, among other malicious activity. The Linux Foundation has already released a security patch to update all affected versions and Google has done the same for Android users. The bug is similar to the Dirty Cow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-5195, which is a Linux kernel flaw that emerged in 2016.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/dirty-pipe-permission-flaw-patched-in-linux-kernel-a-18672