CVE-2021-44731

Oh snap! More lemmings

Ubuntu and other Linux distros at risk from Oh Snap! More Lemmings security exploit

Security researchers from Qualys have issued a warning about a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered in the snap-confine function of Canonical's Snap package manager.

Known as Oh Snap! More Lemmings and tracked as CVE-2021-44731, the collection of security flaws can be exploited to gain root privileges.

By Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson -
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