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Kernel Exploit for Sony PS4 Firmware 4.05 Released, Jailbreak Coming Soon
2017-12-27 17:33

Wishing you all a very 'belated' Merry Christmas. This holiday season Santa has a very special gift for all PlayStation gamers. Developer SpecterDev finally released a fully-functional...

Elevation of Privilege Flaw Impacts Linux Kernel
2017-10-17 18:00

The Linux kernel is susceptible to a local escalation of privilege impacting the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA), Cisco warns. read more

Yet Another Linux Kernel Privilege-Escalation Bug Discovered
2017-10-16 08:02

Security researchers have discovered a new privilege-escalation vulnerability in Linux kernel that could allow a local attacker to execute code on the affected systems with elevated privileges....

2-Year-Old Linux Kernel Issue Resurfaces As High-Risk Flaw
2017-09-28 00:52

A bug in Linux kernel that was discovered two years ago, but was not considered a security threat at that time, has now been recognised as a potential local privilege escalation flaw. Identified...

Two-Year Old Vulnerability Patched in Linux Kernel
2017-09-27 14:56

A high risk security vulnerability that could be exploited to escalate privileges has been patched in Linux kernel after being initially discovered more than two years ago. read more

Unpatched Windows Kernel Bug Could Help Malware Hinder Detection
2017-09-18 01:19

A 17-year-old programming error has been discovered in Microsoft's Windows kernel that could prevent some security software from detecting malware at runtime when loaded into system memory. The...

Secure Kernel Extension Loading in macOS Easily Bypassed: Researcher
2017-09-14 15:25

Apple's new Secure Kernel Extension Loading (SKEL) security feature, set to be implemented in the upcoming macOS 10.13 High Sierra, can be easily bypassed, a security researcher claims. read more

Windows Kernel Bug Hinders Malware Detection: Researchers (Security Week)
2017-09-08 13:31

Windows Kernel Bug Has Existed Since Windows 2000, Researchers Say A kernel bug that impacts Windows versions released over the past decade and a half remains unpatched, enSilo security...

Microsoft Programming Error is Behind Dangerous Kernel Bug, Researchers Claim (Threatpost)
2017-09-07 13:00

Researchers say a 18-year-old programming error by Microsoft is creating a kernel bug that can be abused by an attacker.

Security Lacking in Previous AppleAVEDriver iOS Kernel Extension (Threatpost)
2017-08-25 10:00

An obscure Apple kernel extension patched in iOS 10.3.3 was originally built without security measures in place, according to the researcher who privately disclosed the flaws.