When I first started using Linux, there was no choice but to work with the root user. If you needed elevated permissions, you had to su to the root user and take care of things. Most modern Linux ...

A new Linux kernel vulnerability called Dirty Frag is letting attackers gain instant root access on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, and every major distro. A working exploit is already public, and ...

There was a time when, to use a computer, you merely turned it on and were greeted by a command prompt. Nowadays, most operating systems offer a security model with multiple users. Typically, the ...

A new Branch Target Reuse (BTR) attack has been devised that can recover root password hashes on Intel computers running Linux in 3-5 minutes on average.

Linux's Vghost flaw lets users with vhost device access gain root and, in specific VM setups, lets guests hijack host QEMU.

For the second time in two weeks, a significant privilege escalation vulnerability has been discovered in Linux. The vulnerability known as "Dirty Frag" enables escalation from an unprivileged user to ...