Infosecurity Magazine

CrackArmor Flaws Expose Linux Systems to Privilege Escalation

A set of newly identified vulnerabilities in the Linux security module AppArmor could allow attackers to gain root access, ...
The Hacker News

Nine CrackArmor Flaws in Linux AppArmor Enable Root Escalation, Bypass Container Isolation

Nine CrackArmor flaws in Linux AppArmor since 2017 enable root escalation and container bypass, putting 12.6M systems at risk.
CSOonline

Dangerous privilege escalation bugs found in Linux package manager Snap

Researchers found an easy-to-exploit vulnerability in Snap, a universal application packaging and distribution system developed for Ubuntu but available on multiple Linux distributions. The flaw ...
Threat Post

Bug in the Linux Kernel Allows Privilege Escalation, Container Escape

A missing check allows unprivileged attackers to escape containers and execute arbitrary commands in the kernel. To go along with the “Dirty Pipe” Linux security bug coming to light, two researchers ...
HotHardware

Ubuntu Privilege Escalation Security Flaw Puts Millions Of Linux Users At Risk

It seems that cybersecurity concerns are once again on the rise, as just this week, we reported on the surge in ransomware attacks. Now, researchers at Qualys have published a privilege escalation ...