Tag: dubbedpack2theroot

A race condition in PackageKit allows unprivileged users to escalate privileges when installing packages. The post Easily Exploitable ‘Pack2TheRoot’ Linux Vulnerability Leads to Root Access appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Das Telekom-Sicherheitsteam hat die Sicherheitslücke „Pack2TheRoot“ entdeckt, die Rechteausweitung in mehreren Distributionen ermöglicht.

A new vulnerability dubbed Pack2TheRoot could be exploited in the PackageKit daemon to allow local Linux users to install or remove system packages and gain root permissions. […]