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New Linux Bug Could Lead to User Password Leaks and Clipboard Hijacking

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New Linux Bug Could Lead to User Password Leaks and Clipboard Hijacking

Details have emerged about a vulnerability impacting the "wall" command of the util-linux package that could be potentially exploited by a bad actor to leak a user's password or alter the clipboard on certain Linux distributions. The bug, tracked as CVE-2024-28085, has been codenamed WallEscape by security researcher Skyler Ferrante. It has been described as a case of improper