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New Ubuntu Vulns Could Give Unprivileged Users Admin Access
31 Mar 2025 21:05 GMT
… discovery of security bypasses impacting Ubuntu systems reveals potential pathways that … environment manipulations intrinsically available within Ubuntu systems. The original intent of … measures. Assessing These Risks to Ubuntu Systems Understanding who is …
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Ubuntu and South Africa's future: A national identity at risk
31 Mar 2025 18:19 GMT
… s National Identity: Will Ubuntu Survive?
By Michael Andisile … of communal responsibility that Ubuntu fosters. Urbanization and … A Path Forward: Rediscovering Ubuntu
Despite the challenges, there … or local communities. Ultimately, Ubuntu will only survive if …
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New Ubuntu Security Bypasses Allow Attackers to Exploit Kernel Vulnerabilities
31 Mar 2025 14:54 GMT
… capabilities within the namespace, bypassing Ubuntu’s restrictions.
Bypass via Busybox … creation.
The vulnerabilities primarily impact:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: Restrictions enabled … security in Linux distributions. While Ubuntu’s proactive measures set industry …
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Qualys Finds Three Security Bypasses in Ubuntu’s Unprivileged User Namespace Restrictions
31 Mar 2025 11:57 GMT
… uncovered three security bypasses in Ubuntu’s unprivileged user namespace restrictions … namespaces,” the researchers said.
Affected Ubuntu versions
The security bypasses affect … prioritize suggested mitigations for affected Ubuntu systems and stay informed …
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New Ubuntu Linux Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Exploit Kernel Components
31 Mar 2025 06:45 GMT
… uncovered three critical bypasses affecting Ubuntu’s unprivileged user namespace … .
The vulnerabilities specifically target Ubuntu’s restrictions on unprivileged user … later versions. Additionally, although Ubuntu 23.10 introduced namespace restrictions …
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New Ubuntu Linux Security Bypasses Require Manual Mitigations
29 Mar 2025 15:35 GMT
… administrative capabilities and impact Ubuntu versions 23.10, where … active by default...
Ubuntu added AppArmor-based restrictions … ... Qualys notified the Ubuntu security team of their …
Canonical, the organization behind Ubuntu Linux, has acknowledged Qualys…
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Ubuntu namespace vulnerability should be addressed quickly: Expert
28 Mar 2025 22:27 GMT
… improve security
Ironically, last October Ubuntu introduced AppArmor-based features to … such as container runtimes, says Ubuntu. It enables unprivileged users to … the AppArmor restriction added to Ubuntu 23.10 and 24.04 …
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Ultralight Debian-based distro Q4OS 5.8 now available
28 Mar 2025 18:32 GMT
… , this refresh is based on Debian Bookworm 12.10 and the … kernel. In addition to the Debian-specific changes, Q4OS 5.8 … bug fixes, thanks to the Debian Bookworm 12.10 core.
Additionally … , the Debian stable 6.1.0-32 …
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Qualys discovers three bypasses of Ubuntu's unprivileged user namespace restrictions
28 Mar 2025 13:32 GMT
… the vulnerabilities to the Ubuntu Security Team on … working with Ubuntu since then.
According to Ubuntu, installations can … kernel vulnerabilities," said Ubuntu.
"The current … selectively backported to supported Ubuntu releases via Stable Release …
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Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' beta released with just weeks until final ISO drops
28 Mar 2025 09:01 GMT
… released the beta build of Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ … hardware will work properly in Ubuntu.
It also includes the brand … than these, core applications of Ubuntu have also been updated. Included … safe programming language, Rust.
The Ubuntu 25.04 beta isn’t …