Cryptsetup allows users to retry passwords over and over again The researcher discovered problems in how Cryptsetup scripts handle the boot process when the user is asked for the encryption password.

Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux. Using the root account could lead to disaster. Sudo is the preferred method of gaining elevated privileges. When I first started using Linux ...

A vulnerability in the Linux sudo command has been discovered that could allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root. Thankfully, this vulnerability only works in non-standard configurations ...