LINUX

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…

8 years ago

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.…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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.…

8 years ago

Researchers discover a vulnerability in the DIRTY COW original patch

Researchers discovered that the original patch for the Dirty COW vulnerability (CVE-2016-5195) is affected by a security flaw. The original patch…

8 years ago

Google Syzkaller fuzzer allowed to discover several flaws in Linux USB Subsystem

The Google researcher Andrey Konovalov discovered several vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel USB subsystem using the Google Syzkaller fuzzer. Google…

8 years ago

Linux kernel affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability

Cisco issued a security advisory on a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, patch it as soon as…

8 years ago

A high-risk two-years old flaw in Linux kernel was just patched

A high-risk security vulnerability discovered more than two years ago has been patched in Linux kernel. The flaw discovered by…

8 years ago

ZNIU, the first Android malware family to exploit the Dirty COW vulnerability

Security experts at Trend Micro have recently spotted a new strain of Android malware, dubbed ZNIU, that exploits the Dirty COW Linux…

8 years ago

Creator of the Ebury botnet sentenced to 46 months in jail

US authorities sentenced a Russian man to 46 months in prison and accused him of operating an Ebury botnet composed of tens…

9 years ago

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