Byte by Byte: My Path into Cyber

 I realised that I haven’t posted to my blog in a long time and this week an article about CVE’s in linux caught my eye and that was the perfect excuse to write another blog post. Cybersecurity researchers at Qualys have uncovered two critical local privilege escalation (LPE) flaws that are shaking the foundations of Linux security. These aren't your run-of-the-mill vulnerabilities; we're talking about direct, express lanes to full root access on major Linux distributions. If you use Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE Leap 15, or SUSE Linux Enterprise 15, you need to pay close attention. The Double Threat: CVE-2025-6018 & CVE-2025-6019 An article detailing the CVE’s can be found at the link below ( CVE-2025-6018 and CVE-2025-6019 Vulnerability Exploitation: Chaining Local Privilege Escalation Flaws Lets Attackers Gain Root Access on Most Linux Distributions | SOC Prime )     Qualys has pulled back the curtain on two distinct, yet chainable, vulnerabilit...