PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation bug affects major Linux distros

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A flaw in Polkit’s pkexec component, tracked as CVE-2021-4034 (PwnKit) can be exploited to gain full root privileges on major Linux distros. An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Polkit’s pkexec component, tracked as CVE-2021-4034, that affects all major Linux distributions to gain full root privileges on the system. The good news is that this […]

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