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Hackers compromised a Canonical GitHub account, Ubuntu source code was not impactedHackers compromised a Canonical GitHub account, Ubuntu source code was not impacted

Hackers compromised a Canonical GitHub account, Ubuntu source code was not impacted

Yesterday, July 6, 2019, hackers breached the GitHub account of Canonical Ltd., the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution. On…

6 years ago
Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH)Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH)

Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH)

Researchers at Network Security Research Lab of Qihoo 360 discovered a Lua-based backdoor dubbed Godlua that targets both Linux and Windows systems.…

6 years ago
Tens of VMware Products affected by SACK Panic and SACK Slowness flawsTens of VMware Products affected by SACK Panic and SACK Slowness flaws

Tens of VMware Products affected by SACK Panic and SACK Slowness flaws

Tens of VMware products are affected by recently discovered SACK Panic and SACK Slowness Linux kernel vulnerabilities. At least 30 VMware…

6 years ago
Multiple DoS vulnerabilities affect Linux and FreeBSDMultiple DoS vulnerabilities affect Linux and FreeBSD

Multiple DoS vulnerabilities affect Linux and FreeBSD

Netflix researcher has identified several TCP networking vulnerabilities in FreeBSD and Linux kernels that could trigger a DoS condition. Jonathan…

6 years ago
Millions of Exim mail servers are currently under attackMillions of Exim mail servers are currently under attack

Millions of Exim mail servers are currently under attack

Hackers are targeting millions of mail servers running vulnerable Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) versions, threat actors leverage the CVE-2019-10149…

6 years ago
CVE-2019-12735 – opening a specially crafted file in Vim or Neovim Editor could compromise your Linux systemCVE-2019-12735 – opening a specially crafted file in Vim or Neovim Editor could compromise your Linux system

CVE-2019-12735 – opening a specially crafted file in Vim or Neovim Editor could compromise your Linux system

Bad news for Linux users, a flaw tracked as CVE-2019-12735 allows to hack their systems by tricking them into opening…

6 years ago
Russian military plans to replace Windows with Astra LinuxRussian military plans to replace Windows with Astra Linux

Russian military plans to replace Windows with Astra Linux

The Russian army seems to be in the process of replacing the Windows system with the Debian-based Linux distribution Astra…

6 years ago
All Docker versions affected by an unpatched race condition issueAll Docker versions affected by an unpatched race condition issue

All Docker versions affected by an unpatched race condition issue

A race condition flaw that could be exploited by an attacker to read and write any file on the host…

6 years ago
Linux kernel privilege escalation flaw CVE-2019-11815 affects RDSLinux kernel privilege escalation flaw CVE-2019-11815 affects RDS

Linux kernel privilege escalation flaw CVE-2019-11815 affects RDS

Experts discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, tracked as CVE-2019-11815, that affects the implementation of RDS over…

6 years ago
Chronicle experts spotted a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoorChronicle experts spotted a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor

Chronicle experts spotted a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor

Security researchers from Chronicle, Alphabet's cyber-security division, have spotted a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor. Security experts from Chronicle,…

6 years ago