Tag: security
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New kernel vulnerability grants root privileges
A recently discovered vulnerability in the Linux kernel could allow an attacker to gain root privileges. Exploits are available for several Linux distributions, but the vulnerability does not appear to be fully patched. The Linux world has barely recovered from the security fiasco surrounding a backdoor based on the XZ compression tools before a new…
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New Spectre v2 Attacks Linux and Intel CPUs
Researchers have demonstrated the “first native Spectre v2 exploit” for a new speculative execution side-channel flaw that impacts Linux systems running on many modern Intel processors. Spectre V2 is a new variant of the original Spectre attack discovered by a team of researchers at the VUSec group from VU Amsterdam. The researchers also released a…
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Best Linux Firewall of 2024
The best free Linux firewalls make it simple and easy to set up a protective perimeter for your Linux PC or IT network without needing a subscription. A dedicated firewall is the first line of defense when it comes to cybersecurity, intended to prevent unauthorized intrusion by providing a guarded perimeter between the internet and…
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Timeline of the xz Open Source attack
Editor’s Note: Linking this very important post-mortem of how a malicious group of hackers created a backdoor on an important OS repository. Full source is at the bottom. Thanks to Kevin G. for sending this to us. Over a period of over two years, an attacker using the name “Jia Tan” worked as a diligent,…
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Linux Kernel First RC of 6.9
First release candidate of Linux kernel 6.9 looks ‘fairly normal,’ says Torvaldscomment bubble on black.Improved workqueues mean the end of tasklets is looming at long last. Linus Torvalds just announced the first RC of 6.9 on the Linux Kernel mailing list, saying it “looks to be fairly normal”, although it’s a recordbreaker in size. He…
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OSS Use Driven by Cost Cutting
Saving money, rather than innovation or modernization demands, is now the leading reason why organizations use open source software, according to OpenLogic’s latest report. Innovation and modernizing the technology stack are no longer the top reasons organizations use open source software, according to a new survey. Instead, what is old is new again, as saving…
