Article note: Shown exploit isn't root (or even arbitrary code execution), but they did cobble a little drawing-a-user-controlled-graphic PoC by doing ROP in the userspace... less than 5 hours after release.
When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong – faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget the precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it’s to late.