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Linux Kernel Project rolled out security updates to fix two DoS vulnerabilitiesLinux Kernel Project rolled out security updates to fix two DoS vulnerabilities

Linux Kernel Project rolled out security updates to fix two DoS vulnerabilities

Linux kernel maintainers have rolled out security updates for two DoS vulnerabilities tracked as SegmentSmack and FragmentSmack. Linux kernel maintainers have released…

7 years ago
A tainted version of Arch Linux PDF reader package found in a user-provided AURA tainted version of Arch Linux PDF reader package found in a user-provided AUR

A tainted version of Arch Linux PDF reader package found in a user-provided AUR

Hackers have poisoned the Arch Linux PDF reader package named "acroread" that was found in a user-provided Arch User Repository (AUR),…

7 years ago
Zerodium offers up to $500,000 for Linux Zero-Day exploitsZerodium offers up to $500,000 for Linux Zero-Day exploits

Zerodium offers up to $500,000 for Linux Zero-Day exploits

The sale of Zero-day exploits is a prolific business, zero-day broker Zerodium offers rewards of up to $500,000 FreeBSD, OpenBSD,…

7 years ago
Hackers compromised Gentoo Linux GitHub Page and planted a malicious codeHackers compromised Gentoo Linux GitHub Page and planted a malicious code

Hackers compromised Gentoo Linux GitHub Page and planted a malicious code

The development team of the Gentoo Linux distribution notifies users that hackers compromised one of the GitHub accounts and planted…

7 years ago
Red Hat Linux DHCP Client affected by a command injection flaw, patch it now!Red Hat Linux DHCP Client affected by a command injection flaw, patch it now!

Red Hat Linux DHCP Client affected by a command injection flaw, patch it now!

Red Hat has announced a critical vulnerability in its DHCP client tracked as CVE-2018-1111 that could be exploited by attackers to execute…

7 years ago
Misinterpretation of Intel docs is the root cause for the CVE-2018-8897 flaw in Hypervisors and OSsMisinterpretation of Intel docs is the root cause for the CVE-2018-8897 flaw in Hypervisors and OSs

Misinterpretation of Intel docs is the root cause for the CVE-2018-8897 flaw in Hypervisors and OSs

Developers of major operating systems and hypervisors misread documentation from Intel and introduced a the CVE-2018-8897 vulnerability into to their…

7 years ago
CVE 2018-8781 Privilege Escalation flaw was introduced in Linux Kernel 8 years agoCVE 2018-8781 Privilege Escalation flaw was introduced in Linux Kernel 8 years ago

CVE 2018-8781 Privilege Escalation flaw was introduced in Linux Kernel 8 years ago

Researchers from security firm Check Point discovered a security vulnerability in a driver in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE 2018-8781, that leads…

7 years ago
Linux open source utility Beep is affected by several vulnerabilituesLinux open source utility Beep is affected by several vulnerabilitues

Linux open source utility Beep is affected by several vulnerabilitues

Researchers have discovered several vulnerabilities in the Linux command line tool Beep, some experts suggest to remove the utility from distros.…

7 years ago
Funny? Useful? Cool? Kali Linux natively on Windows 10Funny? Useful? Cool? Kali Linux natively on Windows 10

Funny? Useful? Cool? Kali Linux natively on Windows 10

It's funny, but it is true, the popular Kali Linux hacking distro is available for download on the official Microsoft…

7 years ago
Chaos backdoor, a malicious code that returns from the past targets Linux serversChaos backdoor, a malicious code that returns from the past targets Linux servers

Chaos backdoor, a malicious code that returns from the past targets Linux servers

Security experts from GoSecure, hackers are launching SSH brute-force attacks on poorly secured Linux servers to deploy a backdoor dubbed Chaos backdoor.…

7 years ago