Four-Year-Old Critical Linux Wi-Fi Bug Allows System Compromise
A patch is currently under revision but has not yet been incorporated into the Linux kernel. Continue reading Four-Year-Old Critical Linux Wi-Fi Bug Allows System Compromise
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Serious Vulnerability that Could Crash or Compromise Linux OSes Found and Fixed
A potentially dangerous vulnerability was discovered in the Linux Kernel, affecting Realtek Wi-Fi chips that could have been used to crash or compromise any systems running Linux. Security researcher Nico Waisman discovered the flaw, now dubbed CVE-201… Continue reading Serious Vulnerability that Could Crash or Compromise Linux OSes Found and Fixed
Linux Kernel Bug Knocks PCs, IoT Gadgets and More Offline
Four vulnerabilities could “SACK” connected devices with denial-of-service exploits. Continue reading Linux Kernel Bug Knocks PCs, IoT Gadgets and More Offline
WhatsApp, Linux Kernel, & Marcin Szary – Hack Naked News #218
This week, hacking the unhackable eyeDisk USB stick, how to brick all Samsung mobile phones, how Twitter shared user location data through advertising, a 0-Day flaw used to install spyware on phones, and a Linux kernel flaw allows remote code execu… Continue reading WhatsApp, Linux Kernel, & Marcin Szary – Hack Naked News #218
Apple Fixes Two Zero-Day iOS Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild
Apple’s newly released iOS 12.1.4 includes fixes for two serious vulnerabilities that are already used by hackers. The update also fixes the FaceTime bug that allowed users to remote enable other peoples’ microphones. The two vulnerabiliti… Continue reading Apple Fixes Two Zero-Day iOS Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild
Kubernetes cloud computing bug could rain data for attackers
Kubernetes, a tool that powers much modern native cloud infrastructure, just got its first big security bug – and it’s a mammoth one. Continue reading Kubernetes cloud computing bug could rain data for attackers
Google Adds Control-Flow Integrity to Beef up Android Kernel Security
Google has added a new security feature to the latest Linux kernels for Android devices to prevent it against code reuse attacks that allow attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by exploiting control-flow hijacking vulnerabilities.
In code reu… Continue reading Google Adds Control-Flow Integrity to Beef up Android Kernel Security
Google Hacker Discloses New Linux Kernel Vulnerability and PoC Exploit
A cybersecurity researcher with Google Project Zero has released the details, and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a high severity vulnerability that exists in Linux kernel since kernel version 3.16 through 4.18.8.
Discovered by white hat hacker J… Continue reading Google Hacker Discloses New Linux Kernel Vulnerability and PoC Exploit
Half of SMBs Experienced a Security Breach Last Year
More than half of small and medium-sized businesses have experienced a data breach and 1 in 5 said it cost them between $1 and $2.5 million, according to a new study by Cisco Systems that surveyed 1,816 SMBs across 26 countries. Cisco’s “S… Continue reading Half of SMBs Experienced a Security Breach Last Year
New Linux Kernel Bug Affects Red Hat, CentOS, and Debian Distributions
Security researchers have published the details and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits of an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could allow an unprivileged user to gain superuser access to the targeted system.
The vulnerability, disc… Continue reading New Linux Kernel Bug Affects Red Hat, CentOS, and Debian Distributions