Pierluigi Paganini
May 20, 2019
Experts discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, tracked as CVE-2019-11815, that affects the implementation of RDS over TCP. Experts discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux Kernel that resides in the implementation of the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) over TCP. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-11815 could lead to privilege escalation, it received a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 20, 2019
Security researchers from Chronicle, Alphabet’s cyber-security division, have spotted a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor. Security experts from Chronicle, the Alphabet’s cyber-security division, have discovered a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor. It is the first time that researchers found a Linux version of the backdoor user by China-linked APT groups tacked as Winnti. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2019
Security experts have found a race condition vulnerability (CVE-2019-11815) in Linux Kernel Prior to 5.0.8 that expose systems to remote code execution. Linux systems based on kernel versions prior to 5.0.8 are affected by a race condition vulnerability leading to a use after free that could be exploited by hackers to get remote code execution. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2019
Since December 2015, Alpine Linux Docker images have been shipped with hardcoded credentials, a NULL password for the root user. Security researchers from Cisco revealed that Alpine Linux Docker images distributed via the official Docker Hub portal since December 2015 have been using a NULL password for the root account, The NULL password for the root […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 18, 2019
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 Sarai, a senior software engineer at SUSE Linux GmbH, disclosed a serious vulnerability tracked CVE-2019-5736 affecting runc, the default container runtime for Docker, containerd, Podman, and CRI-O. The vulnerability was discovered by the security researchers Adam Iwaniuk and Borys […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 12, 2019
Security experts found a serious flaw tracked CVE-2019-5736 affecting runc, the default container runtime for Docker, containerd, Podman, and CRI-O. Aleksa Sarai, a senior software engineer at SUSE Linux GmbH, has disclosed a serious vulnerability tracked CVE-2019-5736 affecting runc, the default container runtime for Docker, containerd, Podman, and CRI-O. The vulnerability was discovered by the security researchers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 10, 2019
Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered a new strain of coin miner that targets the Linux platform and installs the XMR-Stak Cryptonight cryptocurrency miner. Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered a new strain of coin miner that targets the Linux platform and installs the XMR-Stak Cryptonight cryptocurrency miner, researchers observed it killing other Linux malware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 31, 2019
Security researchers at the security firm Capsule8 have published exploit code for the vulnerabilities in Linux systemD disclosed in January.Security researchers at the security firm Capsule8 have published exploit code for the vulnerabilities in Linux systemD disclosed in January. Early this month, security firm Qualys disclosed three flaws (CVE-2018-16864, CVE-2018-16865, and CVE-2018-16866 ) in a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 22, 2019
Expert discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in the APT package manager used by several Linux distributions, including Debian and Ubuntu. The independent security consultant Max Justicz has discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in the APT package manager used by several Linux distributions, including Debian and Ubuntu. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-3462, affects package manager version 0.8.15 and later, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2018
The Linux.org website was defaced last week via DNS hijack, attackers breached into associated registrar account and changed the DNS settings. Attackers changed the defacement page a few times, they protested against the new Linux kernel developer code of conduct in a regrettable way with racial slurs and the image of an individual showing the anus. The defacement page also includes links […]
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