Security News > 2021 > June > 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.
Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers to perform penetration testing and security audits.
With this release, the Kali Linux Team introduces the following new features outlined below.
Kali Linux users running the distro using Offensive Security's Linux kernel will now have unprivileged access to all TCP and UDP ports.
In the past, Kali Linux did not allow access to TCP/UDP ports 0 through 1023 as they were reserved for well-known services, and Kali was considered a desktop OS rather than a server distribution.
New Tools - A variety of new tools were added to Kali Linux 2021.2, with further details below.