Logging in as root on Linux? Here's why that disaster waiting to happen

ZDNET key takeaways Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux.Using the root account could lead to ...
MUO on MSN

You're basically an admin once you know these 6 Linux permissions commands

On Linux, the umask defines how new files and directories inherit access rights. Linux uses your current umask value to ...
Bleeping Computer

Linux SUDO Bug Lets You Run Commands as Root, Most Installs Unaffected

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 ...
Neowin

Linux/Unix exploit allows some restricted commands to be run as root without clearance

The 'sudo' keyword in Unix and Linux allows users to execute certain commands with special-access privileges that cannot otherwise run on a given machine by a user with a lower level of clearance.
Threat Post

Sudo Bug Opens Root Access on Linux Systems

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 ...
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两项新漏洞可让黑客轻松获取 root 权限，几乎所有 Linux 发行版都中招

IT之家 6 月 18 日消息，安全研究人员发现了两种新的本地权限提升漏洞（LPE），攻击者可以利用这些漏洞完全控制系统，或获得 root 权限，影响主要的 Linux 发行版。这一发现引起了全球系统管理员的警惕。 第一个漏洞，编号 CVE-2025-6018，存在于 openSUSE Leap 15 和 ...