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Ubuntu's Gnome desktop could be tricked into giving root access
2020-11-10 11:41

A vulnerability in GNOME Display Manager could allow a standard user to create accounts with increased privileges, giving a local attacker a path to run code with administrator permissions. The process involves running a few simple commands in the terminal and modifying general system settings that do not require increased rights.

Sudo Bug Opens Root Access on Linux Systems
2019-10-15 15:55

The bug allows users to bypass privilege restrictions to execute commands as root.

Sudo? More like Su-doh: There's a fun bug that gives restricted sudoers root access (if your config is non-standard)
2019-10-14 21:14

All it takes is -u#-1 ... Wh%& t#e fsck*? It's only Monday, and we already have a contender for the bug of the week.…

rkt Container Runtime Flaws Give Root Access to Host
2019-06-02 13:06

Unpatched vulnerabilities found in the rkt container runtime can be exploited by an attacker to escape the container and gain root access to the host.  read more

A patchy Apache a-patchin: HTTP server gets fix for worrying root access hole
2019-04-03 19:52

Rogue 'worker' processes can sneak in with elevated privileges at startup Apache HTTP Server has been given a patch to address a potentially serious elevation of privilege vulnerability.…

Snapd Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Root Access On Linux Systems
2019-02-13 15:48

Ubuntu and some other Linux distributions suffer from a severe privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker or a malicious program to obtain root privileges and total...

‘Dirty Sock’ Flaw in snapd Allows Root Access to Linux Servers
2019-02-13 15:20

The issue affects default installations of Ubuntu Server and Desktop and is likely included in many Ubuntu-like Linux distributions.

Snapd flaw gives attackers root access on Linux systems
2019-02-13 12:06

A vulnerability affecting Snapd – a package installed by default in Ubuntu and used by other Linux distributions such as Debian, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux, Fedora and Solus – may allow a local attacker...

RunC container escape flaw enables root access to host system
2019-02-12 11:47

A serious vulnerability in runC, a widely used CLI tool for spawning and running containers, could be exploited to compromise the runC host binary from inside a privileged runC container, allowing...

A Dozen Flaws in Popular Mac Clean-Up Software Allow Local Root Access
2019-01-03 21:50

All of the vulnerabilities arise from improper input validations.