Security News
Joe Vennix of Apple security has found another significant vulnerability in sudo utility that under a specific configuration could allow low privileged users or malicious programs to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges on Linux or macOS systems. Sudo has been designed to let users run apps or commands with the privileges of a different user without switching environments.
At least three malicious apps with device-hijacking exploits have made it onto the Google Play Store in recent weeks. The malicious apps were Camero, FileCrypt, and callCam, so check if you still have them installed.
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Google this week announced OpenTitan, an open source silicon root of trust (RoT) project that can help ensure that both hardware infrastructure and the software running on it remain in a...
The bug allows users to bypass privilege restrictions to execute commands as root.
All it takes is -u#-1 ... Wh%& t#e fsck*? It's only Monday, and we already have a contender for the bug of the week.…
Attention Linux Users! A vulnerability has been discovered in Sudo—one of the most important, powerful, and commonly used utilities that comes as a core command installed on almost every UNIX and...
I just published my third collection of essays: We Have Root. This book covers essays from 2013 to 2017. (The first two are Schneier on Security and Carry On.) There is nothing in this book is...
Now is a very good time to patch your estate Cisco has doled out yet more security updates for its IOS and IOS XE network operating systems, which, we are obliged to remind you, is its scheduled...
Exim mail servers are vulnerable to attacks due to a security hole that allows a local or remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. read more