Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Flaw Vulnerabillity CVE-2016-0728

[tomt]

According to the PC article as I read it, it starts with kernel 3.8. "The Linux kernel is the core of all Linux-based operating systems, including Android. Its keyring facility provides a way for applications to store sensitive information such as authentication and encryption keys inside the kernel, where other user-space applications cannot access it." I did not see a mention that anything above that kernel would not be affected."According to them, the vulnerability was introduced in kernel version 3.8, released in Feb. 2013".  I could be wrong but that is how I understand it to read. The fact that it is now appearing after all this time still supports my theory for the need to add an anti-virus protection to any distro. They also mentioned in the article that some kernels will be affected for quite some time.