Recently discovered flaws impacting Linux and Windows users alike could give attackers the highest system privileges. Remediations have been released for a security shortcoming affecting all Linux kernel versions from 2014 that can be exploited by malicious users and malware already deployed on a system to gain root-level privileges.
Hackers are exploiting a dangerous privilege escalation Linux kernel security flaw known as “Dirty COW” to hijack vulnerable systems. Patch now!
Learn about the positives and negatives of Linux's peculiar patching process.
Red Hat has used RPM for software package distribution for decades, but thanks to CloudLinux developer Dmitry Antipov we now know that RPM contained a nasty hidden security bug since Day One. A repair patch for this major security hole has been submitted, but Antipov fears that it may be months before the fix is released.
Canonical has released a new major Linux kernel security update for Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo), patching a total of 17 security vulnerabilities!
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical unpatched vulnerability affecting Pling-based free and open-source software (FOSS) marketplaces for Linux platform that could be potentially abused to stage supply-chain attacks and achieve remote code execution (RCE). This discovery highlights the fact that developers of such applications must put in a high level of scrutiny to ensure their security.
