NEW → Critical RCE flaw (CVE-2019-3462) found in #Linux apt/apt-get, which could allow remote MiTM hackers to trick systems into installing altered or malicious packages as #root

https://thehackernews.com/2019/01/linux-apt-http-hacking.html …

Exploitation of such flaw could have been mitigated if APT was using HTTPS

🛑 A new #Linux kernel flaw lets a local user rewrite /usr/bin/su in memory and gain #root.

The file on disk never changes. No audit trail.

DirtyClone (CVE-2026-43503) is the fourth bug with this failure mode in two months.

Details and what to do ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/new-dirtyclone-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html