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Don't panic over new Linux exploits: How to check if your PC is affected in under 5 minutes

Instead of guessing about security alerts, learn how to confirm your system status using the tools your distro already ...
Business Insider

Root Exploit: Memodipper Gets You Root Access to Systems Running Linux Kernel 2.6.39+

Here's a delicious Byte of information for you. A proof of concept program on Linux was coded to exploit a known bug in how the Linux Kernel (versions 2.6.39 ...
Infosecurity Magazine

CrackArmor Flaws Expose Linux Systems to Privilege Escalation

The issues, collectively named 'CrackArmor,' were discovered by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU). The researchers ...
Bleeping Computer

Exploits released for Linux flaw giving root on major distros

Proof-of-concept exploits have already surfaced online for a high-severity flaw in GNU C Library's dynamic loader, allowing local attackers to gain root privileges on major Linux distributions. Dubbed ...
HotHardware

Looney Tunables Exploit Gives Hackers Root Access To Linux, That's All Folks

If Marvin the Martian makes it onto your computer and does privilege escalation to take it over, we might now know just how they did it. A new Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability, dubbed ...
Neowin

Chinese hackers exploit Linux with new WolfsBane malware

ESET researchers uncover "WolfsBane," a Linux backdoor linked to the China-based Gelsemium group. This is Gelsemium's first known Linux malware—hinting at a change in attack strategies. ESET ...
Dark Reading

'Looney Tunables' Linux Flaw Sees Snowballing Proof-of-Concept Exploits

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for the security flaw CVE-2023-4911, dubbed Looney Tunables, have already been developed, following last week's disclosure of the critical buffer overflow vulnerability ...
TechSpot

New LogoFAIL exploit leaves Windows and Linux users vulnerable to remote attacks

What just happened? Researchers have detailed a proof-of-concept firmware attack that can affect almost every existing Windows and Linux device from virtually all hardware vendors. While the ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers exploit Looney Tunables Linux bug, steal cloud creds

The operators of the Kinsing malware are targeting cloud environments with systems vulnerable to "Looney Tunables," a Linux security issue identified as CVE-2023-4911 that allows a local attacker to ...
Tbreak

Modder ports Linux to PS5, runs GTA 5 at 60 FPS with ray tracing

A modder has successfully installed Linux on PlayStation 5, turning Sony's console into a PC that runs GTA 5 at 60 FPS with ...