PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034)
The Qualys Research Team has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in polkit's pkexec, a SUID-root program that is installed by default on every major…
PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034)
The Qualys Research Team has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in polkit's pkexec, a SUID-root program that is installed by default on every major…
PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034)
The Qualys Research Team has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in polkit's pkexec, a SUID-root program that is installed by default on every major…
Qualys TRU Discovers Important Vulnerabilities in GNU C Library’s syslog()
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has recently unearthed four significant vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library, a cornerstone for countless applications in the Linux environment. Before diving into the specific details of the vulnerabilities discovered by the Qualys Threat Research Unit in the GNU C Library, it’s crucial to understand these findings’ broader impact and importance. The GNU C Library, or glibc, is an essential component of virtually every Linux-based system, serving as the core interface between applications and the Linux kernel. The recent discovery of these vulnerabilities is not just a technical concern but a matter of widespread security implications.
PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034)
The Qualys Research Team has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in polkit's pkexec, a SUID-root program that is installed by default on every major…
PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034)
The Qualys Research Team has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in polkit's pkexec, a SUID-root program that is installed by default on every major…
CVE-2023-4911: Looney Tunables - Local Privilege Escalation in the glibc’s ld.so
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU C Library's dynamic loader's processing of the GLIBC_TUNABLES…
CVE-2023-38408: Remote Code Execution in OpenSSH’s forwarded ssh-agent
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in OpenSSH's forwarded ssh-agent. This vulnerability allows a remote…
PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034)
The Qualys Research Team has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in polkit's pkexec, a SUID-root program that is installed by default on every major…
Oh Snap! More Lemmings (Local Privilege Escalation in snap-confine)
We recently audited snap-confine (a SUID-root program that is installed by default on Ubuntu) and discovered two vulnerabilities (two Local Privilege Escalations, from any user to root): CVE-2021-44730 and CVE-2021-44731.
PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034)
The Qualys Research Team has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in polkit's pkexec, a SUID-root program that is installed by default on every major…
Oh Snap! More Lemmings (Local Privilege Escalation in snap-confine)
We recently audited snap-confine (a SUID-root program that is installed by default on Ubuntu) and discovered two vulnerabilities (two Local Privilege Escalations, from any user to root): CVE-2021-44730 and CVE-2021-44731.
PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034)
The Qualys Research Team has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in polkit's pkexec, a SUID-root program that is installed by default on every major…
Oh Snap! More Lemmings (Local Privilege Escalation in snap-confine)
We recently audited snap-confine (a SUID-root program that is installed by default on Ubuntu) and discovered two vulnerabilities (two Local Privilege Escalations, from any user to root): CVE-2021-44730 and CVE-2021-44731.
PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in polkit’s pkexec (CVE-2021-4034)
The Qualys Research Team has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in polkit's pkexec, a SUID-root program that is installed by default on every major…