Decade-old flaws in the needrestart package in Ubuntu Server could allow local attackers to gain root privileges without user interaction. The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) discovered five Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) decade-old security vulnerabilities in the needrestart package that could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges without requiring user interaction. The needrestart […]
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