A vulnerability in the Linux sudo command has been discovered that could allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root. Thankfully, this vulnerability only works in non-standard configurations ...

The sudo command lets users elevate their privileges to run admin tasks. But it's far from perfect. These tips can help.

The bug allows users to bypass privilege restrictions to execute commands as root. A vulnerability in Sudo, a core command utility for Linux, could allow a user to execute commands as a root user even ...

Despite appearing rather complex at first glance, the Linux terminal is a nifty tool for most tasks, be it installing new ...

There was a time when real system administrators just logged into Unix systems as root. But as we all know — with great power comes great responsibility. It’s too easy to do terrible things when you ...

There was a time when, to use a computer, you merely turned it on and were greeted by a command prompt. Nowadays, most operating systems offer a security model with multiple users. Typically, the ...

A researcher has discovered a new vulnerability called "Dirty_Sock" in the REST API for Canonical's snapd daemon that can allow attackers to gain root access on Linux machines. To illustrate how these ...