SecurityWeek

Easily Exploitable ‘Pack2TheRoot’ Linux Vulnerability Leads to Root Access

Pack2TheRoot, a high-severity vulnerability in PackageKit, allows users to install packages on Linux systems with root ...

New ‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root Linux access

A new vulnerability dubbed Pack2TheRoot could be exploited in the PackageKit daemon to allow local Linux users to install or ...
Bleeping Computer

Canonical Snapd Vulnerability Gives Root Access in Linux

A researcher has discovered a new vulnerability called "Dirty_Sock" in the REST API for Canonical's snapd daemon that can allow attackers to gain root access on Linux machines. To illustrate how these ...
Threat Post

Sudo Bug Opens Root Access on Linux Systems

The bug allows users to bypass privilege restrictions to execute commands as root. A vulnerability in Sudo, a core command utility for Linux, could allow a user to execute commands as a root user even ...