Security News

Kali Linux certification, first official Kali book on the horizon (Help Net Security)
2017-01-19 15:00

The Kali Linux distribution celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The hugely popular open source project, maintained by Offensive Security, announced today that its new Kali Linux Certified...

Old Linux Kernel Code Execution Bug Patched (Threatpost)
2016-12-08 14:15

A local, race condition vulnerability in the af_packet implementation in Linux was patched this week. The bug allows a local attacker to execute code or crash a server.

Critical Linux bug opens systems to compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-11-15 20:30

Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia have discovered a critical flaw that can allow attackers – both local and remote – to obtain root shell on affected Linux systems. So far,...

Cryptsetup Vulnerability Grants Root Shell Access on Some Linux Systems (Threatpost)
2016-11-15 20:28

A vulnerability in cryptsetup, a utility used to set up encrypted filesystems on Linux distributions, could allow an attacker to retrieve a root rescue shell on some systems.

Google won't spike Linux Dirty Cow exploit until December Android patch (ZDNet)
2016-11-09 13:43

How to quickly audit a Linux system from the command line (TechRepublic)
2016-11-07 21:13

Ubuntu Core 16: Linux for a secure Internet of Things (ZDNet)
2016-11-04 03:28

Ubuntu Core Snaps door shut on Linux's new Dirty COWs (The Register)
2016-11-03 16:12

Linux developers under denial of service attack (ZDNet)
2016-11-02 22:12

Linux/IRCTelnet creates new, powerful IoT DDoS botnet (Help Net Security)
2016-11-02 19:42

Linux/IRCTelnet (new Aidra), a new piece of Linux malware targeting IoT devices and turning them into DDoS-capable bots, has been spotted and analyzed by one of the researchers who share their...