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Security lapses, an almost a decade-old vulnerability are among the topics that we're going to review this week. From all the articles that we'll review, one thing is common: humans are not perfect and sometimes we need constant reminders to let us know what to do and when to do it. 9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros I would like to know the cause behind the surge of Linux vulnerabilities in the past few months. We have had CopyFail, Dirty Frag, Fragn...