Security News

Wikileaks Reveals CIA Malware that Hacks Linux Computers (The Hackers News)
2017-06-30 13:03

WikiLeaks has just published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing an alleged CIA project that allowed the agency to computers running the Linux operating systems. Dubbed...

Linux Systemd Bug Could Have Led to Crash, Code Execution (Threatpost)
2017-06-29 17:59

Ubuntu fixed a Linux bug that could have let an attacker cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with a TCP payload this week.

Kaspersky Patches Flaws in Anti-Virus for Linux File Server (Security Week)
2017-06-29 09:04

An update released earlier this month by Kaspersky Lab for its Anti-Virus for Linux File Server product addresses several potentially serious vulnerabilities discovered by researchers at Core...

Your Linux Machine Can Be Hacked Remotely With Just A Malicious DNS Response (The Hackers News)
2017-06-29 00:16

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Systemd, the popular init system and service manager for Linux operating systems, that could allow remote attackers to potentially trigger a buffer...

Cybersecurity battleground shifting to Linux and web servers (Help Net Security)
2017-06-27 13:00

Despite an overall drop in general malware detection for the quarter, Linux malware made up more than 36 percent of the top threats identified in Q1 2017. This attack pattern demonstrates the...

Stack Clash bug could give root privileges to attackers on Unix, Linux systems (Help Net Security)
2017-06-20 21:37

Qualys researchers have unearthed a serious privilege escalation bug affecting a wide variety of Unix and Unix-based operating systems, and has been working with vendors to develop patches since...

A Decade Old Unix/Linux/BSD Root Privilege-Escalation Bug Discovered (The Hackers News)
2017-06-20 00:57

Security researchers have discovered more than a decade-old vulnerability in several Unix-based operating systems — including Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris — which can be exploited...

Web host agrees to pay $1m after it’s hit by Linux-targeting ransomware (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-19 22:52

Windfall payment by poorly secured host is likely to inspire new ransomware attacks.

Web host agrees to pay $1m after it’s hit by Linux-targeting ransomware (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-19 22:52

Windfall payment by poorly secured host is likely to inspire new ransomware attacks.

Stack Clash Vulnerability in Linux, BSD Systems Enables Root Access (Threatpost)
2017-06-19 17:05

Patches are available for a newly discovered Linux, BSD and Solaris vulnerability called Stack Clash that bypasses stack guard-page mitigations and enables root access.