9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 CVSS score: 5.5, is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose...

EUVD-2019-6326

Malware in sbrugna...

Configure the Kernel Parameter ptrace_scope Properly

ptrace is a system call used for process tracing. It provides the capability for a parent process to observe and control child processes. Linux Kernel 3.4 and later versions support completely restricting or disabling the ptrace function. According to the Linux Kernel Yama Documentation, the...

CVE-2019-15325

In GalliumOS 3.0, CONFIGSECURITYYAMA is disabled but /etc/sysctl.d/10-ptrace.conf tries to set /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptracescope to 1, which might increase risk because of the appearance that a protection mechanism is present when actually it is not...