Most web servers run Linux. On Linux, there is one account that can do anything without restriction: read any file on the machine, access any database, modify any configuration, install any software. It is called root, and it belongs to the system administrator. Everyone else operates within boundaries. DirtyFrag is a vulnerability that erases those … Continue reading DirtyFrag: Any User Account Can Become Root on Most Linux Servers. The Exploit Is Public. There Is No Patch.