Who, Us? Linux Root Bug Quietly Added 7 Years Ago - Security Boulevard

Linux Lovers, Look the Other Way A nasty vulnerability in most Linux distributions is raising eyebrows among the penguinistas. A simple unchecked error in the polkit component can let a user get root with just a couple of commands.

But how did this happen? In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we unpick the story. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/E3ZMA5EIrB

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) June 14, 2021