Update Linux Now As 9-Year-Old Root Hack Confirmed, CISA Warns Users

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned users to update their Linux systems following the discovery ...
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‘Dirty Frag’ exploit threatens most Linux servers with no patch

Critical zero-day: ‘Dirty Frag’ lets local users instantly gain root on most Linux systems since 2017, with no patch yet available. Embargo broken: The flaw was disclosed prematurely, likely due to ...
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Dirty Frag exploit gets root on most Linux machines since 2017, no patches available

A great disturbance in the cyberspace, as if millions of sysadmins suddenly cried out in terror.

CISA Warning: High-Severity Linux Flaw Puts Unpatched Systems at Risk

CISA warns that the nine-year-old Linux Copy Fail flaw is being actively exploited, allowing local attackers to gain root ...
SecurityWeek

Easily Exploitable ‘Pack2TheRoot’ Linux Vulnerability Leads to Root Access

Pack2TheRoot, a high-severity vulnerability in PackageKit, allows users to install packages on Linux systems with root ...
Bleeping Computer

CWP bugs allow code execution as root on Linux servers, patch now

Two security vulnerabilities that impact the Control Web Panel (CWP) software can be chained by unauthenticated attackers to gain remote code execution (RCE) as root on vulnerable Linux servers. CWP, ...
Bleeping Computer

New regreSSHion OpenSSH RCE bug gives root on Linux servers

A new OpenSSH unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability dubbed "regreSSHion" gives root privileges on glibc-based Linux systems. OpenSSH is a suite of networking utilities based on the ...