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How many of these security news stories are largely exaggerated by Redmond and its affiliated outlets?
I think it’s best to read the actual docs published by the research when available. News tells some, but I have seen it sensationalized a few times, where it only affects x kernel with y module before update z.
That being said, these are seemingly getting more and more frequent as previously noted.
The last couple were pretty serious. Just because local privilege escalations are pretty common doesn't mean they aren't bad.
Actually, you don't even need Redmond in the equation, just normal media shenanigans. Doomsday warnings sell more ~~newspapers~~ ad impressions than "Minor security issue here, patch when available."