Category Archives: kernel vulnerability

Best of 2020: Was This Huawei’s Failed Attempt at a Linux Backdoor?

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A Huawei employee submitted a large, buggy patch to the Linux kernel—apparently it contained a “trivially exploitable” security hole.
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MacOS Mojave Fixes Flaws, Yet Privacy Feature Can Be Bypassed

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Apple’s new macOS Mojave (10.14) fixes eight vulnerabilities in the kernel and various other components. However, researchers have already found a way to bypass one of its new privacy features that restricts access to certain folders containing … Continue reading MacOS Mojave Fixes Flaws, Yet Privacy Feature Can Be Bypassed→

Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Affect Intel, ARM, AMD Processors

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Unlike the initial reports suggested about Intel chips being vulnerable to some severe ‘memory leaking’ flaws, full technical details about the vulnerabilities have now been emerged, which revealed that almost every modern processor since 1995 is vulne… Continue reading Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Affect Intel, ARM, AMD Processors→