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Ubuntu snap-confine flaw can give attackers root access
Qualys has disclosed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ubuntu's snap-confine component, tracked as CVE-2026-8933. The issue could allow an unprivileged local user to gain full root access on default installations of Ubuntu Desktop... Read more.
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