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Et tu, Gentoo? Horrible gits meddle with Linux distro's GitHub code
2018-06-28 23:58

If you downloaded anything from project's hub repos, consider it compromised If you have fetched anything from Gentoo's GitHub-hosted repositories today, dump those files – because hackers have...

How to ensure all new user home directories are created without world-readable permissions in Linux
2018-06-14 19:12

Out of the box, standard users can view other user's home directory. Here's an easy way to prevent this for newly-created users.

Intel chip flaw: Math unit may spill crypto secrets to apps – modern Linux, Windows, BSDs immune
2018-06-13 21:00

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

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...

How to install and use the Titan text-based password manager on Linux
2018-05-24 16:29

If you're looking for a text-based password manager, Jack Wallen believes Titan is the way to go. Here's how to install and use this handy tool on Linux.

Critical Linux Flaw Opens the Door to Full Root Access
2018-05-16 21:05

The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute a malware or other payloads on a client machine by sending malicious messages from the DHCP server.

Critical Command Injection Flaw Patched in Red Hat Linux
2018-05-16 13:31

A critical vulnerability in the DHCP client in Red Hat Enterprise Linux could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on impacted systems. read more

Linux admins: Dire vulnerability gives attackers root access in RHEL, CentOS, Fedora
2018-05-16 12:21

A flaw related to a NetworkManager integration script is trivially easy for attackers to leverage.

Red Hat Linux DHCP Client Found Vulnerable to Command Injection Attacks
2018-05-15 20:48

A Google security researcher has discovered a critical remote command injection vulnerability in the DHCP client implementation of Red Hat Linux and its derivatives like Fedora operating system....