18-Year-Old Linux SCTP Flaw Could Let Local Users Gain Root and Escape Containers
Swati KhandelwalAug 07, 2026Linux / Vulnerability A use-after-free bug in Linux's SCTP networking code can be turned into full root...
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Tengu Botnet Reboots Compromised Linux Devices When Defenders Kill Its Process
Swati KhandelwalJul 28, 2026Linux / Endpoint Security A new Mirai-derived botnet called Tengu can use a compromised Linux device's hardware...
Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs
Ravie LakshmananJul 22, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in...
New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries
Swati KhandelwalJun 26, 2026Linux / Vulnerability A flaw in the Linux kernel's traffic-control subsystem can let a local unprivileged user...
New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets
Swati KhandelwalJun 26, 2026Linux / Vulnerability DirtyClone is a new Linux kernel privilege escalation in the DirtyFrag family. JFrog Security Research...
One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public
Swati KhandelwalJun 08, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Security researchers have published a detailed, working exploit for a Linux kernel use-after-free that...
9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros
Ravie LakshmananMay 21, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained...
Quasar Linux RAT Steals Developer Credentials for Software Supply Chain Compromise
Ravie LakshmananMay 08, 2026Linux / DevOps A previously undocumented Linux implant codenamed Quasar Linux RAT (QLNX) is targeting developers' systems...
Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions
Ravie LakshmananMay 08, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the...
New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions
Ravie LakshmananApr 30, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that...
Microsoft Details Cookie-Controlled PHP Web Shells Persisting via Cron on Linux Servers
Ravie LakshmananApr 03, 2026Linux / Server Hardening Threat actors are increasingly using HTTP cookies as a control channel for PHP-based web...
Nine CrackArmor Flaws in Linux AppArmor Enable Root Escalation, Bypass Container Isolation
Ravie LakshmananMar 13, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities within the Linux kernel's AppArmor module that...
SSHStalker Botnet Uses IRC C2 to Control Linux Systems via Legacy Kernel Exploits
Ravie LakshmananFeb 11, 2026Linux / Botnet Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet operation called SSHStalker that relies...
