A flaw in the module pam_motd (message of the day), which displays the daily motto and other information after login (to the,)shell), can be exploited under Ubuntu to expand access rights. Read the full article by The H Security on this week’s HSCrantic.com/scrantic-scanic.org. Follow us on Twitter @HSCrantics, Facebook and other social media sites. Back to the page you came from, post your news. Share your news.
Source: https://threatpost.com/root-hole-closed-ubuntu-070810/74186/