Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes

A Linux vulnerability that allows untrusted virtual machines to gain root access to host machines is one of two high-severity ...
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15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros

Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any ...
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16-year-old KVM flaw allows attackers to escape VMs and take over Linux servers

A critical vulnerability dubbed Januscape patched in the Linux kernel-based virtualization module poses arbitrary code execution risk to multi-tenant cloud environments and virtualized enterprise ...
SecurityWeek

Linux Kernel Vulnerability Allows VM Escape on Intel and AMD Systems

A 16-year-old Linux KVM flaw (CVE-2026-53359) dubbed Januscape can allow attackers to escape virtual machines and execute ...

New Januscape Linux flaw allows VM escape on Intel, AMD devices

A 16-year-old Linux kernel vulnerability, dubbed Januscape, allows attackers to escape a virtual machine and execute ...
SecurityWeek

Proof-of-Concept Exploit Released for Linux ‘Bad Epoll’ Root Access Vulnerability

Exploit for "Bad Epoll" Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-46242) can lead to root access on desktops, servers, and Android ...
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“Bad Epoll” Linux Kernel Bug Lets Any User Grab Root

A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...

I always keep PorteuX portable Linux distro on a USB - here's why

Ever longed for a Linux distro to have with you at all times? Consider the super-fast, modular, and immutable Slackware-based ...