A recently patched Linux privilege escalation vulnerability now has a publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that allows local attackers to gain root privileges on Arch Linux systems. The ...

Cybersecurity researchers and threat actors are targeted by a fake proof of concept (PoC) CVE-2023-35829 exploit that installs a Linux password-stealing malware. Uptycs analysts discovered the ...

It is quite an interesting patch week for Linux systems administrators out there. Researchers at Xint Code have discovered a nasty exploit that instantly grants root access to any local unprivileged ...

Discovery of the Copy Fail Linux kernel exploit sparked widespread discussion and concern around Linux kernel security earlier this month, and that was for an exploit that had mostly already been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...

Researchers have discovered malicious code circulating in the wild that hijacks the earliest stage boot process of Linux devices by exploiting a year-old firmware vulnerability when it remains ...

A lot of talk and discussion happens anytime a hardware manufacturer releases a new line of faster, more powerful, or more efficient computers. It’s easy to see better and better specifications and ...

Multiple Linux exploits have been uncovered over the last few weeks, including Copy Fail, and the newest of which are dubbed "PinTheft" and "SSH-keysign-pwn." Both have been recently patched, but ...

A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...

A publicly documented exploit now shows any local user on an unpatched Linux system how to gain root access — and do it without leaving a single line in the kernel log or on-disk evidence for ...