LinuxSecurity Contributor - Brittany Day
Brittany Day
Brittany is a passionate, committed content creator and editor for LinuxSecurity. Brittany aims to write and promote content that provides value to everyone, regardless of their career or familiarity with Linux, raising awareness of the many advantages of Open Source. Brittany earned a BS in General Science at the University of Oregon. Aside from writing, Brittany's passions include spending time with family, bodybuilding, and gardening.
Education: BS in General Science, University of Oregon
Experience: LinuxSecurity Senior Content Editor, 2018 - present
Citizenship: USA
Articles From Brittany Day
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Critical OpenDMARC DoS Bug Fixed
22 September 2023
A critical vulnerability was found in the OpenDMARC open-source implementation of the DMA
Security Vulnerabilities
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Critical BusyBox Stack Overflow Vuln Fixed
22 September 2023
A critical stack overflow vulnerability has been discovered in ash.c:6030 in BusyBox befo
Security Vulnerabilities
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Remotely Exploitable Poppler DoS Bugs Fixed - Update Now!
22 September 2023
Two remotely exploitable security flaws involving incorrect handling of certain malformed
Security Vulnerabilities
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Long-term Support for Linux Kernel to Be Cut as Maintenance Remains Under Strain
21 September 2023
The Open Source Summit provides an update on what's new in the Linux kernel and where
Organizations/Events
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APT36 Using Customized Malware to Attack Indian Government Linux and Windows Servers
16 September 2023
APT36 is a highly sophisticated APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) group known for conducti
Government
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Critical Memory Safety Bug, Other Severe Vulns Fixed in Thunderbird
15 September 2023
A critical memory safety bug has been discovered in Thunderbird 115.0 and Thunderbird 102
Security Vulnerabilities
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Multiple Severe, Remotely Exploitable Chromium Vulns Fixed
15 September 2023
Multiple severe, remotely exploitable security vulnerabilities have been found in Chromiu
Security Vulnerabilities
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TCP Authentication Option "TCP-AO" Support Nears For The Linux Kernel
12 September 2023
One of the new Linux networking features we've been looking forward to seeing in the kern
Network Security
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Critical PHP Info Disclosure, Code Execution Bugs Fixed
07 September 2023
Two major security vulnerabilities were recently discovered in PHP. It was discovered tha
Security Vulnerabilities
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Mitigations for Severe JOSE for C/C++ DoS, Info Disclosure Bug Released
07 September 2023
It was discovered that JOSE for C/C++ AES GCM decryption routine incorrectly uses the Tag
Security Vulnerabilities
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SELinux In Linux 6.6 Removes References To Its Origins At The US NSA
03 September 2023
Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) has been part of the mainline kernel for two decades to
Government
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Mitigations for Important Vim Code Execution, DoS Vulns Released
31 August 2023
Several denial of service (DoS) and code execution vulnerabilities have been discovered i
Security Vulnerabilities