New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries
A flaw in the Linux kernel's traffic-control subsystem can let a local unprivileged user gain root on affected systems
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A flaw in the Linux kernel's traffic-control subsystem can let a local unprivileged user gain root on affected systems
Race-Condition Bugs in Ubuntu and Red Hat Tools Could Leak Sensitive Memory DataHackers could exploit a tool that stores crashed system data in older Linux operating systems to obtain passwords and encryption keys, warn researchers. The flaw lies in the way certain Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Red Hat, and Fedora, handle application crashes.
During the second day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, competitors earned $435,000 after exploiting zero-day bugs in multiple products, including Microsoft SharePoint, VMware ESXi, Oracle VirtualBox, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Mozilla Firefox. [...]
On the first day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, security researchers were awarded $260,000 after successfully demonstrating zero-day exploits for Windows 11, Red Hat Linux, Docker Desktop, and Oracle VirtualBox. [...]