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New Fragnesia Linux flaw lets attackers gain root privileges

May 14, 2026 // 20:58

Linux distros are rolling out patches for a new high-severity kernel privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to run malicious code as root. Known as […]

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 […]

Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions

May 8, 2026 // 11:52

Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel. Dubbed Dirty Frag, it has been described as a […]

PAN-OS RCE Exploit Under Active Use Enabling Root Access and Espionage

May 7, 2026 // 16:40

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed that threat actors may have attempted to unsuccessfully exploit a recently disclosed critical security flaw as early as April 9, […]

CISA says ‘Copy Fail’ flaw now exploited to root Linux systems

May 4, 2026 // 14:36

CISA has warned that threat actors have started exploiting the “Copy Fail” Linux security vulnerability in the wild, one day after Theori researchers disclosed it and shared […]

CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV

May 3, 2026 // 11:41

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting various Linux distributions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities […]

New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions

May 1, 2026 // 00:52

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root. The high-severity […]

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 […]

New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions

May 1, 2026 // 00:12

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root. The high-severity […]

New ‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root Linux access

Apr 24, 2026 // 21:19

A new vulnerability dubbed Pack2TheRoot could be exploited in the PackageKit daemon to allow local Linux users to install or remove system packages and gain root permissions. The […]

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