Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

CVE-2026-3888 Ubuntu snap flaw lets local users escalate to root via timing-based 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

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.

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

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two high-severity security flaws in the Ubuntu kernel that could pave the way for local privilege escalation attacks