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New RefluXFS Linux flaw lets attackers gain root privileges: A nine-year-old race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's XFS filesystem ...
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Fake Arch Linux packages push malware with root privileges: A threat actor uploaded malicious packages to the Arch User Repository (AUR) that impersonated two ...
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New Januscape Linux flaw allows VM escape on Intel, AMD devices: A 16-year-old Linux kernel vulnerability, dubbed Januscape, allows attackers to escape a virtual ...
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15-Year-Old Linux Vulnerability ‘GhostLock’ Earns Researchers $92k From Google: GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499) is a 15-year-old Linux kernel vulnerability that ...
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Root access possible: Exploits for dangerous vulnerability in the Linux kernel leaked - | Golem.de
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New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions: A newly discovered local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed 'CIFSwitch' in the ...
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Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw: A recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rxgk ...
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Fragnesia: Another dangerous root vulnerability in the Linux kernel - | Golem.de: Dirty Frag and Copy Fail are already keeping countless Linux admins busy ...
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New Linux 'Dirty Frag' zero-day gives root on all major distros: A new Linux zero-day vulnerability, named Dirty Frag, allows local attackers to gain ...
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Attackers are cashing in on fresh 'CopyFail' Linux flaw: : Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long
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CISA says ‘Copy Fail’ flaw now exploited to root Linux systems: CISA has warned that threat actors have started exploiting the "Copy Fail" Linux ...
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New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros: An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy ...
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Linux 7.0 released with self-healing XFS and expanded support for AMD, Intel, and ARM64 hardware
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