Security News

Black Hat 2018: Stealthy Kernel Attack Flies Under Windows Mitigation Radar
2018-08-09 17:35

Researchers create PoC of a post-exploitation kernel-mode fileless attack technique.

Linux kernel bug: TCP flaw lets remote attackers stall devices with tiny DoS attack
2018-08-07 15:14

'SegmentSmack' Linux bug gives a remote attacker the means to knock out a system with minimal traffic.

'SegmentSmack' Flaw in Linux Kernel Allows Remote DoS Attacks
2018-08-07 14:39

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel can allow a remote attacker to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending specially crafted packets to the targeted system. The flaw could impact...

Drink this potion, Linux kernel, and tomorrow you'll wake up with a WireGuard VPN driver
2018-08-02 06:54

Secure tunneling tech hopes to move from module to resident The developer of WireGuard has laid the groundwork for pouring his open-source privacy tool directly into the Linux kernel in hope of...

Intel chip flaw: Math unit potentially spills kernel crypto secrets to apps – modern Linux, Windows, OpenBSD immune
2018-06-13 21:00

Malware on Core, Xeon computers may lift data, mitigations in place or coming A security flaw within Intel Core and Xeon processors can be potentially exploited to swipe sensitive data from the...

Major OS Players Misinterpret Intel Docs, and Now Kernels Can Be Hijacked
2018-05-10 15:37

Apple, Microsoft, Red Hat and others have built an uncannily similar privilege escalation flaw into their Intel-based products.

IT: Patch these critical new vulnerabilities in Windows, Adobe, and OS kernels
2018-05-09 12:49

Hackers could be currently exploiting one of the Windows vulnerabilities addressed in Patch Tuesday.

Every major OS maker misread Intel's docs. Now their kernels can be hijacked or crashed
2018-05-09 06:53

Grab those patches while Chipzilla updates its manuals Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, and some implementations of Xen have a design flaw that could allow attackers to, at best, crash Intel and...

Privilege Escalation Bug Lurked in Linux Kernel for 8 Years
2018-05-01 20:12

A security vulnerability in a driver leading to local privilege escalation in the latest Linux Kernel version was introduced 8 years ago, Check Point reveals. read more

15-Year-Old Apple macOS 0-Day Kernel Flaw Disclosed, Allows Root Access
2018-01-02 08:18

A security researcher on New Year's eve made public the details of an unpatched security vulnerability in Apple's macOS operating system that can be exploited to take complete control of a system....