Info Security Magazine
4 months ago
New Ubuntu Flaw Enables Local Attackers to Gain Root Access
CVE-2026-3888 Ubuntu snap flaw lets local users escalate to root via timing-based exploit
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The Hacker News
4 months ago
Ubuntu CVE-2026-3888 Bug Lets Attackers Gain Root via systemd Cleanup Timing Exploit
A high-severity security flaw affecting default installations of Ubuntu Desktop versions 24.04 and later could be exploited to escalate privileges to the root level
The Register
1 year, 7 months ago
'Alarming' bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years
Update now: Qualys says vulnerabilities give root and are 'easily exploitable' Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in Ubuntu Server's needrestart utility that allow unprivileged attackers to gain root access without any user interaction.…
The Hacker News
1 year, 7 months ago
Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu's Needrestart Package
Multiple decade-old security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the needrestart package installed by default in Ubuntu Server (since version 21.04) that could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges without requiring user interaction