Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu’s Needrestart Package – OfficialSarkar
Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananLinux / Vulnerability Multiple decade-old security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the needrestart package installed by default in Ubuntu Server (since version 21.04) that could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges without requiring user interaction. The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU), which identified and reported the flaws early last month,…