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Tag Archives: Linux
Nvidia patches severe flaws affecting GeForce, Quadro NVS and Tesla
In all, the update covers five Windows and Linux desktop CVE vulnerabilities, including one rated as critical.
The “Cloud Snooper” malware that sneaks into your Linux servers
Fascinating research from SophosLabs into a wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing malware sample.
Networking attack gives hijackers VPN access
Researchers have discovered a flaw in macOS, Linux, and several other operating systems that could let attackers hijack VPN connections.
Critical DoS messaging flaw fixed in December Android update
Android’s December 2019 updates arrived this week, patching a small list of system and Qualcomm flaws across the operating system’s two patch levels.
How the Linux kernel balances the risks of public bug disclosure
A serious Wi-Fi flaw shows how Linux handles security in plain sight.
Linux users warned to update libarchive to beat flaw
The bug is identified as CVE-2019-18408, a high-priority ‘use-after-free’ bug when dealing with a failed archive.
Linux maintainer: Patching side-channel flaws is killing performance
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the worst side-channel vulnerability of them all?
EvilGnome – Linux malware aimed at your laptop, not your servers
EvilGnome was written to target the comparatively small but committed community who use Linux on their laptops.
Netflix researcher spots TCP SACK flaws in Linux and FreeBSD
Three vulnerabilities in the FreeBSD and Linux kernels could allow attackers to induce a denial-of-service by clogging networking I/O.