12-Year-Old Polkit Flaw Lets Unprivileged Linux Users Gain Root Access The Hacker NewsA bug lurking for 12 years gives attackers root on every major Linux distro Ars TechnicaLinux system service bug gives root on all major distros, exploit released BleepingComputerLinux vulnerability can be ‘easily exploited’ for local privilege escalation, researchers say VentureBeatPolKit vulnerability can give attackers root on many Linux distros (CVE-2021-4034) Help Net SecurityView Full Coverage on Google News