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Libssh Releases Update to Patch 9 New Security Vulnerabilities

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Wang Wei

Libssh2, a popular open source client-side C library implementing the SSHv2 protocol, has released the latest version of its software to patch a total of nine security vulnerabilities.

The Libssh2 library is available for all major distributors of the… Continue reading Libssh Releases Update to Patch 9 New Security Vulnerabilities→

Google Adds Control-Flow Integrity to Beef up Android Kernel Security

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Mohit Kumar

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→

Linux Kernel Gets Patch For Years-Old Serious Vulnerability

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Swati Khandelwal

Another dangerous vulnerability has been discovered in Linux kernel that dates back to 2009 and affects a large number of Linux distros, including Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu.

The latest Linux kernel flaw (CVE-2017-2636), which exist… Continue reading Linux Kernel Gets Patch For Years-Old Serious Vulnerability→