Malicious actors with code execution capability may gain root access on Linux systems using as few as 10 lines of Python, according to a researcher.

Researchers found a Linux malware called QLNX that combines P2P networking, rootkits, PAM backdoors, and fileless execution ...

CVE-2026-31431 CVSS 7.8 flaw since 2017 enables root via 732-byte exploit, impacting major Linux distributions.

An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels ...

With a hunch, and an hour of AI-assisted scanning, cybersecurity researchers identified and then figured out how to exploit a ...

A high-severity Linux vulnerability, “Copy Fail” (CVE-2026-31431), enables root privilege escalation across cloud ...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned users to update their Linux systems following the discovery ...

A flaw in the Linux kernel present since 2017 allows a local user to gain root access on virtually every major Linux distribution. A public exploit is available and reported to work reliably.Key ...

FreeBSD, Haiku, and other systems everyone mistakes for Linux are actually their own OS outside of the system that you are ...

A researcher from offensive security firm Theori has found a nine-year-old flaw in the Linux kernel with the help of AI ...

Copy Fail could represent a significant security risk in the making. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at ...

The Linux "Copy Fail" vulnerability, which grants attackers root privileges, became known before the weekend. It is already ...