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15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros

Jul 8, 2026 // 09:19

Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any logged-in user take full root control of a machine that has not been […]

9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros

May 21, 2026 // 10:40

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: […]

New Linux ‘Dirty Frag’ zero-day gives root on all major distros

May 8, 2026 // 11:57

A new Linux zero-day vulnerability, named Dirty Frag, allows local attackers to gain root privileges on most major Linux distributions with a single command. Security […]

New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros

May 1, 2026 // 00:17

An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed “Copy Fail” that impacts Linux kernels released since 2017, allowing an unprivileged local […]