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- Gentoo Incus High Severity Privilege Escalation Gaps GLSA-202608-23
on August 25, 2026 at 11:33 amMultiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Incus, a container and VM manager, with the potential for privilege escalation, prompting users to upgrade to version 7.0.1-r1.
- Gentoo needrestart High Privilege Escalation Issues GLSA-202608-22on August 24, 2026 at 10:47 am
Gentoo Linux has issued a high-severity advisory for needrestart, highlighting multiple vulnerabilities that could allow root privilege escalation, urging users to upgrade to version 3.8 or higher.
- Gentoo GNU Emacs High Code Execution Advisories GLSA-202608-21on August 24, 2026 at 10:37 am
A high-severity vulnerability in GNU Emacs allows arbitrary code execution if a user opens a malicious file via TRAMP, necessitating upgrades to versions 30.2-r6 or newer.
- Gentoo acl attr Multiple Vulnerabilities GLSA-202608-20on August 20, 2026 at 8:17 am
Gentoo Linux announced a high-severity advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities in acl and attr packages, potentially allowing local privilege escalation, with affected versions requiring upgrades to mitigate risks.
- Gentoo quickjs-ng High Multiple Code Execution Threat GLSA-202608-19on August 20, 2026 at 8:11 am
Gentoo Linux has issued a security advisory for quickjs-ng due to multiple vulnerabilities, particularly one that could allow arbitrary code execution, urging users to upgrade to version 0.12.0 or higher.
