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Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs
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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in snap-confine that an unprivileged user can trigger to obtain root access and gain complete control of a target environment.
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