Researchers from Qualys have disclosed a vulnerability in the sudo utility that could be exploited to grant system administrator privileges to any user that is logged into a system.

A vulnerability in Sudo, a core command utility for Linux, could allow a user to execute commands as a root user even if that root access has been specifically disallowed.

Necessary Permissions You must have root or sudo access to modify user groups. How to Open a Terminal Window Press "Ctrl + Alt + T" or search for "Terminal" in the application menu. Understanding the ...

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 ...

A security researcher has discovered a seven-year-old vulnerability in several Linux distributions, which unprivileged local users could use to bypass authorisation and gain root access. The bug ...