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Fresh kernel flaw comes with public exploit code and continues ugly run of highly reliable privilege escalation bugs tied to memory and page-cache handling
Broken disclosure embargo left admins facing a fresh root-level flaw with no CVE
Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long
Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long CISA is warning that a newly-disclosed Linux kernel bug dubbed "CopyFail" is already being exploited, just days after researchers dropped a working root-level exploit.…
Update now: Qualys says flaws give root to local users, are 'easily exploitable' Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in the Linux world's needrestart utility that allow unprivileged local attackers to gain root access without any user interaction.…
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.…
No fix plus a POC exploit equals bad news Details about a critical, 9.9-rated unauthenticated RCE affecting all GNU/Linux systems — and possibly others — will soon be revealed, according to bug hunter Simone Margaritelli, who says there's still no fix for the decade-old flaw he disclosed to developers three weeks ago.…
CVE-2024-1086 turns the page tables on system admins A Linux privilege-escalation proof-of-concept exploit has been published that, according to the bug hunter who developed it, typically works effortlessly on kernel versions between at least 5.14 and 6.6.14. …
One-click exploit could potentially affect most major distros Researchers discovered a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in an inherent component of GNOME-based Linux distros, potentially impacting a huge number of users.…
Sysrv-K malware infects unpatched tin, Microsoft warns The latest variant of the Sysrv botnet malware is menacing Windows and Linux systems with an expanded list of vulnerabilities to exploit, according to Microsoft.…
On a plus side, their code's not very good A new Linux botnet is using the infamous Log4j vulnerability to install rootkits and steal data.…
Plus: Adafruit customer data leak fallout, infosec burnout, and more A Linux local privilege escalation flaw dubbed Dirty Pipe has been discovered and disclosed along with proof-of-concept exploit code.…