Summary

Top Articles:

  • Kaspersky releases free tool that scans Linux for known threats
  • New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros
  • VMware: 70% drop in Linux ESXi VM performance with Retbleed fixes
  • Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Remote Code-Execution
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS released with performance and security improvements
  • New stealthy OrBit malware steals data from Linux devices
  • Disney+ Now Works in Linux After DRM Tweak
  • New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities
  • Linux Improves Its Random Number Generator
  • The Linux Kernel Key Retention Service and why you should use it in your next application

New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros

Published: 2024-01-30 23:06:35

Popularity: 1635

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

Keywords:

  • Security
  • Linux
  • ​Unprivileged attackers can get root access on multiple major Linux distributions in default configurations by exploiting a newly disclosed local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc). [...]

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    The Linux Kernel Key Retention Service and why you should use it in your next application

    Published: 2022-11-28 14:57:20

    Popularity: None

    Author: Oxana Kharitonova

    Keywords:

  • Linux
  • Kernel
  • Deep Dive
  • Many leaks happen because of software bugs and security vulnerabilities. In this post we will learn how the Linux kernel can help protect cryptographic keys from a whole class of potential security vulnerabilities: memory access violations.

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    VMware: 70% drop in Linux ESXi VM performance with Retbleed fixes

    Published: 2022-09-12 15:33:02

    Popularity: 848

    Author: Bill Toulas

    Keywords:

  • Linux
  • Security
  • VMware is warning that ESXi VMs running on Linux kernel 5.19 can have up to a 70% performance drop when Retbleed mitigations are enabled compared to the Linux kernel 5.18 release. [...]

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    New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities

    Published: 2022-09-09 20:22:31

    Popularity: 21

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • Linux
  • malware
  • With polymorphic encoding and a multistage infection chain, Shikitega is hard to detect.

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    New stealthy OrBit malware steals data from Linux devices

    Published: 2022-07-07 20:38:42

    Popularity: 87

    Author: Sergiu Gatlan

    Keywords:

  • Linux
  • Security
  • A newly discovered Linux malware is being used to stealthily steal information from backdoored Linux systems and infect all running processes on the machine. [...]

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    Ubuntu 22.04 LTS released with performance and security improvements

    Published: 2022-04-22 13:18:58

    Popularity: 146

    Author: Bill Toulas

    Keywords:

  • Linux
  • Software
  • Canonical has announced the general availability of version 22.04 of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, codenamed 'Jammy Jellyfish', which brings better hardware support and an improved security baseline. [...]

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    Linux Improves Its Random Number Generator

    Published: 2022-03-24 11:38:47

    Popularity: 11

    Author: Bruce Schneier

    Keywords:

  • Uncategorized
  • Linux
  • random numbers
  • LLM Says: "Randomly good"

    In kernel version 5.17, both /dev/random and /dev/urandom have been replaced with a new — identical — algorithm based on the BLAKE2 hash function, which is an excellent security improvement.

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    Disney+ Now Works in Linux After DRM Tweak

    Published: 2019-12-05 21:16:59

    Popularity: 61

    Author: Lawrence Abrams

    Keywords:

  • Linux
  • Software
  • Technology
  • Linux users can now stream shows and movies from the Disney+ streaming service after Disney lowering the level of their DRM requirements.  [...]

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    Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Remote Code-Execution

    Published: 2019-05-14 15:21:17

    Popularity: 362

    Author: Tara Seals

    Keywords:

  • Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2019-11815
  • Kernel
  • Linux
  • race condition
  • remote code execution
  • use-after-free
  • vulnerability
  • The bug is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction.

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    Kaspersky releases free tool that scans Linux for known threats

    Published: 2024-06-01 15:17:34

    Popularity: 1837

    Author: Bill Toulas

    Keywords:

  • Software
  • Linux
  • Security
  • LLM Says: "Linux shield on"

    Kaspersky has released a new virus removal tool named KVRT for the Linux platform, allowing users to scan their systems and remove malware and other known threats for free. [...]

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