cups2root: New CUPS Zero-Day Escalates lpadmin to Root
cups2root is a new CUPS zero-day that escalates lpadmin users to root on Ubuntu — and…
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Zapscape KVM Flaw Lets Guest VMs Seize Host Root
Security researcher Hyunwoo Kim closed out his KVM escape trilogy today with Zapscape (CVE-2026-64561), and this…
15-Year-Old Linux Kernel Bug ‘GhostLock’ Lets Any Local User Seize Root, Break Out of Containers
A privilege-escalation flaw that has quietly sat inside the Linux kernel since 2011 has finally been…
19-Year-Old Linux Kernel Bug Earns $80K Bounty, Grants Root in Under a Second
A single line of code merged into the Linux kernel back in 2007 sat quietly for…
Root Access for the Taking: ‘Bad Epoll’ Exploit Code Now Public
A working exploit for a Linux kernel vulnerability that hands any logged-in user a root shell…
A Forged Kernel Key and a Rootful Helper: Inside the CIFSwitch Linux Privilege Escalation
A security researcher has disclosed a Linux local privilege escalation — dubbed CIFSwitch — that lets…
Nine-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw CVE-2026-46333 Lets Attackers Steal SSH Keys, Shadow Passwords, and Root Access
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has released the full advisory for CVE-2026-46333, a logic flaw…
PinTheft: New Linux Exploit Steals Kernel References to Root Shell
A working proof-of-concept exploit for a new Linux kernel privilege escalation bug called PinTheft went public…
Linux Kernel Had a Six-Year Bug That Let Anyone Steal SSH Host Keys and Root Passwords
A logic flaw sitting quietly in the Linux kernel since at least 2020 — possibly longer…