Luci Stanescu

Luci Stanescu

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DirtyClone Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability fixes available

On June 25, 2026, JFrog published their research into CVE-2026-43503, referring to the vulnerability as DirtyClone. The vulnerability had previously been...

pedit COW kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability mitigations

Mitigations are available for the Linux vulnerability with CVE ID CVE-2026-46331. The CVE ID was assigned on June 16 2026 and highlighted as a local privilege...

CVE-2026-46333 (ssh-keysign-pwn) Linux kernel vulnerability mitigations

An information disclosure security vulnerability in the Linux kernel was publicly disclosed on May 15th, 2026. The vulnerability was reported by Qualys and...

Fragnesia Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability mitigations

A local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel has been publicly disclosed on May 13, 2026. The vulnerability has been assigned...

Dirty Frag Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability mitigations

Two local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities affecting the Linux kernel have been publicly disclosed on May 7, 2026. The vulnerabilities have been...

Fixes available for CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel has been publicly disclosed on April 29, 2026. The vulnerability has been assigned...

AppArmor vulnerability fixes available

Qualys discovered several vulnerabilities in the AppArmor code of the Linux kernel. These are being referred to as CrackArmor, while CVE IDs are in the...

How to conduct a vulnerability assessment

The realm of information security is fraught with jargon, as anyone who has come across vulnerability-related terms can tell you. To complicate matters...

Imagining the future of Cybersecurity

October 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Ubuntu. The cybersecurity landscape has significantly shifted since 2004. If you have been following the Ubuntu...

CUPS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Fix Available

Four CVE IDs have been assigned that together form an high-impact exploit chain surrounding CUPS: CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176 and...

What you need to know about regreSSHion: an OpenSSH server remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-6387)

Details about the high-impact CVE-2024-6387 vulnerability, nicknamed regreSSHion, and the Ubuntu fix released on the CRD.