Tom's Hardware on MSN

Linux exploit instantly grants administrator access on most distributions since 2017

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Microsoft

CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail vulnerability enables Linux root privilege escalation across cloud environments

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

Critical Copy Fail Linux Flaw Lets Hackers Gain Root Access Across Major Distros

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Digital Trends

Researcher writes codeless exploit that bypasses Linux security measures

If you’re a Linux administrator, then you’re likely aware that even being fully up to date on all of the patches for your Linux distribution of choice is no guarantee that you’re free from ...
Hosted on MSN

PS5 exploit unlocks full Linux PC capabilities on older firmware

Security engineer Andy Nguyen has released ps5-linux, a complete toolchain enabling Linux to run on PlayStation 5 'Phat' consoles with firmware 3.xx–4.xx. The soft-mod uses a hypervisor exploit and ...
Forbes

Ongoing Ransomware Attacks Exploit Linux Vulnerability, CISA Warns

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 ...
Hackaday

Running Linux On The PS5 With A Hypervisor Exploit

Since Sony’s PlayStation 5 console is quite literally an AMD-based gaming PC with a custom mainboard, the only thing that ...