Unprivileged attackers can get a root shell by exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in the polkit auth system service installed by default on many modern Linux distributions. […]
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FreakOut malware worms its way into vulnerable VMware servers
A multi-platform Python-based malware targeting Windows and Linux devices has now been upgraded to worm its way into Internet-exposed VMware vCenter servers unpatched against a remote code execution vulnerability. […]
Kali Linux 2021.2 released with new tools, improvements, and themes
Kali Linux 2021.2 was released today by Offensive Security and includes new themes and features, such as access to privileged ports, new tools, and a console-based configuration utility. […]
Microsoft: Windows 10 Insiders can now can run Linux GUI apps
Microsoft announced today at the Build 2021 developer conference that support for running Linux GUI apps is now available via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). […]
Critical 21Nails Exim bugs expose millions of servers to attacks
Newly discovered critical vulnerabilities in the Exim message transfer agent (MTA) software allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and gain root privilege on mail servers with default or common configurations. […]
S3 Ep30: AirDrop worries, Linux pests and ransomware truths [Podcast]
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New stealthy Linux malware used to backdoor systems for years
A recently discovered Linux malware with backdoor capabilities has flown under the radar for years, allowing attackers to harvest and exfiltrate sensitive information from compromised devices. […]
Linux team in public bust-up over fake “patches” to introduce bugs
Embarrassed overreaction or righteous indignation? An academic research group has provoked the Linux crew to ban their whole university!
Windows 10 now lets you seamlessly run Linux GUI apps
Windows 10 now lets you run Linux GUI apps (X11 and Wayland) without using a virtual machine after Microsoft added GUI support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). […]
Linux bans University of Minnesota for committing malicious code
Linux kernel project maintainers have imposed a ban on the University of Minnesota (UMN) from contributing to the open-source Linux project after a group of UMN researchers were caught submitting a series of malicious code commits, or patches that deliberately introduced security vulnerabilities in the official Linux project. […]