Ubuntu Vulnerabilities discovered that escalate privileges for users

A security researcher at GitHub has reported two Ubuntu Vulnerabilities. These Ubuntu vulnerabilities can help any user gain LPE (Local Privilege Escalation) on the system. Only the Desktop version of Ubuntu is affected by these vulnerabilities. The researcher, Kevin Backhouse discovered these vulnerabilities quite by accident.  The LPE is achieved due to the combined effect … Continue reading Ubuntu Vulnerabilities discovered that escalate privileges for users