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> I think the point of the article was showing that none were really needed to still cause massive damage.

No privilege escalation needed?

I disagree, this article shows nothing new at all unless it shows how the malware gains privileges on the system. As an SELinux user that is what I am most interested in.

Normally these malwares make it in through some poorly secured web server, in my experience.



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