ZDNet

Linux exploit evades security barrier

A security researcher has released zero-day code for a flaw in the Linux kernel, saying that it bypasses security protections in the operating system. The source code for the exploit was made ...
ZDNet

Linux exploit gets around security barrier

A security researcher has released zero-day code for a flaw in the Linux kernel, saying that it bypasses security protections in the operating system. The source code for the exploit was made ...
PC World

How to keep your Linux PC safe from exploits

As with any big piece of software, Linux is complex, and difficult for outsiders to comprehend. That’s why it’s not terribly shocking that a 9-year-old Linux kernal vulnerability, known as Dirty COW, ...
Dark Reading

Linux Hacker Exploits Researchers with Fake PoCs Posted to GitHub

A GitHub user managed to dupe security researchers by publishing fake proofs-of-concept (PoCs) containing Linux backdoors. Cybersecurity researchers use PoCs to test and better understand publicly ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Linux Cerber Ransomware Variant Exploits Atlassian Servers

Threat actors have been observed exploiting unpatched Atlassian servers and deploying a Linux variant of Cerber ransomware, also known as C3RB3R. The attacks capitalize on CVE-2023-22518, a critical ...
Linux Journal

Linux in Government: How Security Exploits Threaten Government Infrastructures

The Linux in Government series has taken a new format for 2005. This year's articles will provide fundamental information to government technologists about Linux and open-source software. Although we ...
HotHardware

Looney Tunables Exploit Gives Hackers Root Access To Linux, That's All Folks

If Marvin the Martian makes it onto your computer and does privilege escalation to take it over, we might now know just how they did it. A new Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability, dubbed ...
PC World

Linux Vendors Rush to Patch Privilege Escalation Flaw After Root Exploits Emerge

Linux vendors are rushing to patch a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel that can be exploited by local attackers to gain root access on the system. The vulnerability, which is ...
CNET

Linux server worm exploits known flaw

A worm spreading among Linux servers late Friday takes advantage of a flaw discovered more than a month ago in a program designed to strengthen the privacy of Internet communications. Designated ...
Bleeping Computer

Linux botnets now exploit critical Atlassian Confluence bug

Several botnets are now using exploits targeting a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability to infect Linux servers running unpatched Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center installs.
SiliconANGLE

Linux root exploit vulnerability found to also affect macOS

A recently discovered root exploit vulnerability in Linux has been found to affect Apple Inc.’s macOS as well. The vulnerability allows for an attacker to trigger a so-called heap overflow in Sudo, a ...