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Google Pays $250,000 for Linux Security Flaw That Lets Hackers Escape Virtual Machines
Ars Technica·Thursday, 9 July 2026
Google has paid out $250,000 in bug bounty rewards for a high-severity Linux vulnerability that allows untrusted users to gain root privileges and escape guest virtual machines. It is one of two serious Linux vulnerabilities to surface this week. Both flaws affect cloud infrastructure that millions of businesses worldwide — including in India — rely on.
Why It Matters
Most Indian cloud services, fintech platforms, and enterprise apps run on Linux. A flaw that lets attackers break out of virtual machines is the kind of bug that could expose sensitive financial and personal data at scale.
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