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CISA Warns of Active Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild

Originally Published 6 months ago — by The Hacker News

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Source: The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two critical local privilege escalation flaws in Linux distributions, allowing unprivileged users to gain root access via PAM and udisks, with potential for system compromise. Patches are recommended to mitigate these vulnerabilities.