February 7, 2024 at 05:23PM Major Linux distros, including Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian, and SUSE, are affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in Linux shim (CVE-2023-40547). The flaw allows attackers to take full control of affected systems during the secure boot process. Red Hat has issued an update to address the most severe of … Read more
November 21, 2023 at 01:01PM The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to secure their systems against an actively exploited vulnerability called ‘Looney Tunables.’ The vulnerability allows attackers to gain root privileges on major Linux distributions. The flaw affects popular platforms like Fedora, Ubuntu, and Debian. Administrators are advised to … Read more
October 9, 2023 at 04:11PM Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for the critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) have been developed, putting Linux systems at risk. The flaw, disclosed by Qualys researchers, could lead to unauthorized data access and system alterations, potentially granting attackers root privileges. Linux root takeovers are highly dangerous as … Read more