Linux Archives - Page 7 of 11

New stealthy Linux malware used to backdoor systems for years

A recently discovered Linux malware with backdoor capabilities has flown under the radar for years, allowing attackers to harvest and exfiltrate sensitive information from compromised devices. […]

21 Apr

Windows 10 now lets you seamlessly run Linux GUI apps

Windows 10 now lets you run Linux GUI apps (X11 and Wayland) without using a virtual machine after Microsoft added GUI support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). […]

21 Apr

Linux bans University of Minnesota for committing malicious code

Linux kernel project maintainers have imposed a ban on the University of Minnesota (UMN) from contributing to the open-source Linux project after a group of UMN researchers were caught submitting a series of malicious code commits, or patches that deliberately introduced security vulnerabilities in the official Linux project. […]

01 Apr

VMware fixes authentication bypass in data center security software

VMware has addressed a critical vulnerability in the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance that could allow attackers to bypass authentication after exploiting vulnerable servers. […]

13 Mar

15-year-old Linux kernel bugs let attackers gain root privileges

Three security vulnerabilities found in the iSCSI subsystem of the Linux kernel could allow local attackers with basic user privileges to gain root privileges on unpatched Linux systems. […]

11 Mar

Chinese state hackers target Linux systems with new malware

Security researchers at Intezer have discovered a previously undocumented backdoor dubbed RedXOR, with links to a Chinese-sponsored hacking group and used in ongoing attacks targeting Linux systems. […]

11 Feb

Intel fixes vulnerabilities in Windows, Linux graphics drivers

Intel addressed 57 vulnerabilities during this month’s Patch Tuesday, including high severity ones impacting Intel Graphics Drivers. […]

03 Feb

Latest macOS Big Sur also has SUDO root privilege escalation flaw

Recently discovered Linux SUDO privilege escalation vulnerability, CVE-2021-3156 (aka Baron Samedit) also impacts the latest Apple macOS Big Sur with no patch available yet. […]

27 Jan

Linux malware uses open-source tool to evade detection

AT&T Alien Labs security researchers have discovered that the TeamTNT cybercrime group upgraded their Linux crypto-mining with open-source detection evasion capabilities. […]

26 Jan

New Linux SUDO flaw lets local users gain root privileges

A now-fixed Sudo vulnerability allowed any local user to gain root privileges on Unix-like operating systems without requiring authentication. […]

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