BootHole is a new vulnerability in the GRUB2 bootloader used by most Linux distributions. The vulnerability, CVE-2020-10713, can be exploited for arbitrary code execution during the boot process, even with Secure Boot enabled. If exploited successfully, the vulnerability could give…
A 17-year-old remote code execution bug that impacts the PPP daemon software (pppd) in nearly all Linux operating systems was just reported. The PPP daemon comes installed on a wide range of Linux distros, and it also powers the firmware…
CVE-2019-14287 is a new vulnerability discovered in Sudo. Sudo is considered one of the most important and widely used programs for Unix- and Linux-based operating systems that allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser or another…
A number of Linux and FreeBSD servers and systems are vulnerable to a denial of service vulnerability dubbed SACK Panic, as well as other forms of attacks. Four security vulnerabilities affecting a range of Linux and FreeBSD servers were unearthed…
Another Linux vulnerability has been discovered impacting Snapd, the package installed by default in Ubuntu and used in other distros like Debian, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux, Fedora and Solus. The vulnerability could enable a local attacker to obtain administrator privileges. This…
CVE-2019-5736 is yet another Linux vulnerability discovered in the core runC container code. The runC tool is described as a lightweight, portable implementation of the Open Container Format (OCF) that provides container runtime. CVE-2019-5736 Technical Details The security flaw potentially…
Canonical recently published a major Linux kernel security update for the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system series. The update addresses eleven security flaws which were discovered by independent security researchers. In other words, the 4.15.0-44.47 kernel contains 11…
Three vulnerabilities in a component of system have been discovered by researchers at Qualys. The vulnerabilities are CVE-2018-16864, CVE-2018-16865, and CVE-2018-16866, and patches addressing them are already available. More specifically, they were were discovered in systemd-journald, which is a part…
A new security report reveals that a dangerous new Linux Trojan has been found to infect computers worldwide. It is categorized as a hybrid threat as it encompasses attack scenarios of several types of infections. The attacks are found to…
Linux and BSD systems face a critical risk as a Xorg vulnerability has been found. This is the main display server which is used to provide the graphics engine. The issue is tracked in the CVE-2018-14665 advisory and is related…
A new serious problem has been discovered to affect the Linux operating system, the bug is known as the Linux Mutagen Astronomy vulnerability and assigned the CVE-2018-14634 advisory. The security team that reported it has posted a proof-of-concept code that…
Following last year’s disclosure of the BlueBorne vulnerability security experts note that about 2 billion Bluetooth devices are still affected by it. BlueBorne is a collection of bugs that allow the hackers to intrude into them. Many of these devices…
A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux Kernel (version 4.9+) which is tracked in the CVE-2018-5390 advisory. It lists several conditions that allow criminals to modify packets leading to the coordination of DoS (Denial of service) attacks. CVE-2018-5390 Advisory…
A Spectre variant 4 vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel and represents a very dangerous threat to all affected machines. All system administrators are urged to apply the latest updates as soon as possible to mitigate any possible…
Check Point researchers recently decided to review the Linux kernel, and more specifically they looked into drivers trying to roll their own usage of the mmap() function. CVE-2018-8781 Official Description: The udl_fb_mmap function in drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c at the Linux kernel version…
