As security holes go, CVE-2023-4911, aka "Looney Tunables," isn't horrid. It has a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 7.8, which is ranked as important, not critical. On the other ...

The Linux server operating system, used globally to power the internet, along with cloud storage, back-end business operations, embedded systems, and high-performance supercomputers, has a tarnished ...

CISA warns that the nine-year-old Linux Copy Fail flaw is being actively exploited, allowing local attackers to gain root access on affected systems.

Back-to-back kernel vulnerabilities in Linux has defenders scrambling to apply defenses in the age of quick turnaround time for hackers to exploit nascent flaws. See Also: Data Trust Drives Long-Term ...

Another bad Linux kernel bug has appeared. Fragnesia can give unauthorized users root powers. More open-source security bugs are likely coming. According to Linus's law, "Given enough eyeballs, all ...

CISA has ordered federal agencies to secure their systems within three weeks against a high-severity Linux kernel flaw actively exploited in attacks. The driver's inability to accurately parse ...

Microsoft has admitted that its August security update has ruined some dual-boot Linux devices. The security patch wasn’t supposed to hit dual-boot Linux / Windows machines, but Microsoft admits “on ...

Linux developers have addressed a new security flaw discovered in Shim, a component crucial for the boot process in Linux-based systems. This vulnerability poses a significant risk by allowing the ...

The virus writer (or writers) responsible for the recent MyDoom-V variant have put a cleartext message in the code, according to an alert from BitDefener. The notes states: “We searching 4 work in AV ...

Security researchers have discovered a critical elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in a popular Linux utility, and another that has been lying hidden for over a decade. Sudo is a privileged ...

Intel's 14th generation Meteor Lake CPUs are inching closer to reality. If you recall, a little while ago, it was unclear whether the company would cancel it or just offer it as a mobile-only part.