A now-fixed Sudo vulnerability allowed any local user to gain root privileges on Unix-like operating systems without requiring authentication. Sudo is a Unix program ...

A new Linux vulnerability known as 'Dirty Pipe' allows local users to gain root privileges through publicly available exploits. Today, security researcher Max Kellermann responsibly disclosed the ...

Security researchers have discovered a new, critical flaw in the Linux kernel that attackers can exploit to gain root access. No patches are yet available. See Also: Edge Transformation: Top 5 SASE ...

Within the span of three weeks, Linux administrators have been handed their third root-level privilege-escalation vulnerability to patch. The latest, a memory-management flaw tracked as CVE-2026-46300 ...

The actively exploited flaw builds on Dirty Pipe and Copy Fail techniques to overwrite page cache and gain full system control. A newly disclosed Linux privilege escalation issue dubbed “Dirty Frag” ...

Xint, the provider of the AI-powered code analysis service 'Xint Code,' has announced that it has discovered a vulnerability called ' Copy Fail ' in the encryption-related functions of the Linux ...

Sudo is a powerful but imperfect Linux tool. These tips can help make using sudo easier and safer. Always use caution when monkeying with sudo. I started using Linux prior to the advent of sudo. Back ...