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Exploit Released for Unpatched Ubuntu Linux Flaw Enabling Host-Root Container Escape

Sep 23, 2026 // 14:28

A use-after-free in the Linux kernel’s AF_UNIX socket subsystem can be used to escape a container and gain root on the host, security firm DepthFirst […]

Exploit Released for Unpatched Ubuntu Linux Flaw Enabling Host-Root Container Escape

Sep 23, 2026 // 14:17

A use-after-free in the Linux kernel’s AF_UNIX socket subsystem can be used to escape a container and gain root on the host, security firm DepthFirst […]

Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs

Jul 22, 2026 // 21:10

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in snap-confine that an unprivileged user can trigger to obtain root access […]

Ubuntu: Systemd timing flaw (CVE-2026-3888) allows attackers to become root user.

Mar 18, 2026 // 13:23

A serious security vulnerability exists in standard Ubuntu Desktop installations, versions 24.04 and later, that could allow someone to gain root access. Identified as CVE-2026-3888 […]