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Cisco Talos warns of hardcoded credentials in Alpine Linux Docker ImagesCisco Talos warns of hardcoded credentials in Alpine Linux Docker Images

Cisco Talos warns of hardcoded credentials in Alpine Linux Docker Images

Since December 2015, Alpine Linux Docker images have been shipped with hardcoded credentials, a NULL password for the root user. …

6 years ago
PoC Exploit Code for recent container escape flaw in runc published onlinePoC Exploit Code for recent container escape flaw in runc published online

PoC Exploit Code for recent container escape flaw in runc published online

The Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a recently discovered vulnerability in runc tracked as CVE-2019-5736 is now publicly available. Last week, Aleksa…

6 years ago
Docker runc flaw opens the door to a ‘Doomsday scenario’Docker runc flaw opens the door to a ‘Doomsday scenario’

Docker runc flaw opens the door to a ‘Doomsday scenario’

Security experts found a serious flaw tracked CVE-2019-5736 affecting runc, the default container runtime for Docker, containerd, Podman, and CRI-O. Aleksa…

6 years ago
New Linux coin miner kills competing malware to maximize profitsNew Linux coin miner kills competing malware to maximize profits

New Linux coin miner kills competing malware to maximize profits

Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered a new strain of coin miner that targets the Linux platform and installs…

6 years ago
Researchers published the PoC exploit code for Linux SystemD bugsResearchers published the PoC exploit code for Linux SystemD bugs

Researchers published the PoC exploit code for Linux SystemD bugs

Security researchers at the security firm Capsule8 have published exploit code for the vulnerabilities in Linux systemD disclosed in January.Security…

6 years ago
Critical flaw in Linux APT package manager could allow remote hackCritical flaw in Linux APT package manager could allow remote hack

Critical flaw in Linux APT package manager could allow remote hack

Expert discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in the APT package manager used by several Linux distributions, including Debian and…

6 years ago
Hackers defaced Linux.org with DNS hijackHackers defaced Linux.org with DNS hijack

Hackers defaced Linux.org with DNS hijack

The Linux.org website was defaced last week via DNS hijack, attackers breached into associated registrar account and changed the DNS settings.…

6 years ago
Linux Kernel is affected by two DoS vulnerabilities still unpatchedLinux Kernel is affected by two DoS vulnerabilities still unpatched

Linux Kernel is affected by two DoS vulnerabilities still unpatched

Linux Kernel is affected by two denial-of-service (DoS) flaws, both vulnerabilities are NULL pointer deference issues Linux Kernel is affected by…

6 years ago
Experts found a new powerful modular Linux cryptominerExperts found a new powerful modular Linux cryptominer

Experts found a new powerful modular Linux cryptominer

Security experts from Russian antivirus firm Dr.Web have discovered a new strain of Linux cryptominer tracked as Linux.BtcMine.174. The Linux cryptominer…

6 years ago
Experts found first Mirai bot targeting Linux servers via Hadoop YARN flawExperts found first Mirai bot targeting Linux servers via Hadoop YARN flaw

Experts found first Mirai bot targeting Linux servers via Hadoop YARN flaw

Security experts from Netscout Asert discovered more than ten Mirai bot variants attempting to exploit a recently disclosed flaw in…

6 years ago