Critical SolarWinds Serv-U flaws offer root access to servers

SolarWinds has patched four critical Serv-U remote code execution vulnerabilities that could grant attackers root access to unpatched servers.
Simon Fraser University

[linux-security] ALERT: remote root exploit in samba server

Topic ===== remote root exploit in samba server Problem Description ===== A flaw has been found in the Samba main smbd code which could allow an external attacker to remotely and anonymously gain ...
Bleeping Computer

New regreSSHion OpenSSH RCE bug gives root on Linux servers

A new OpenSSH unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability dubbed "regreSSHion" gives root privileges on glibc-based Linux systems. OpenSSH is a suite of networking utilities based on the ...
Threat Post

‘Dirty Sock’ Flaw in snapd Allows Root Access to Linux Servers

The issue affects default installations of Ubuntu Server and Desktop and is likely included in many Ubuntu-like Linux distributions. A local privilege-escalation vulnerability in Canonical’s snapd ...