• treadful@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    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.

    Don’t think I’ve ever used PackageKit. Looks like Ubuntu and Fedora might use it by default?

    • klankin@piefed.ca
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      3 days ago

      No no the fearmongering headline says “Linux root” it must be a kernel issue, not some obscure unnecessary meta package manager.