Ubuntu flaw CVE-2026-3888 lets attackers gain root via a systemd timing exploit, affecting Desktop 24.04+ with high severity. Qualys researchers found a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-3888 (CVSS score of 7.8), in Ubuntu Desktop 24.04+, which allows attackers to exploit a systemd cleanup timing issue to escalate privileges to root and potentially take full control […]
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