Update Linux Now As 9-Year-Old Root Hack Confirmed, CISA Warns Users

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned users to update their Linux systems following the discovery ...

CISA Flags Linux Copy Fail Flaw On Watch List, Crypto Infra At Risk

CISA Flags Linux Copy Fail Flaw On Watch List, Crypto Infra At Risk. A new Linux vulnerability dubbed“Copy Fail” could impact ...
SecurityWeek

Easily Exploitable ‘Pack2TheRoot’ Linux Vulnerability Leads to Root Access

Pack2TheRoot, a high-severity vulnerability in PackageKit, allows users to install packages on Linux systems with root ...
Bleeping Computer

CWP bugs allow code execution as root on Linux servers, patch now

Two security vulnerabilities that impact the Control Web Panel (CWP) software can be chained by unauthenticated attackers to gain remote code execution (RCE) as root on vulnerable Linux servers. CWP, ...
Network World

Linux hardening: a 15-step checklist for a secure Linux server

Most people assume Linux is secure, and that’s a false assumption. Imagine your laptop is stolen without first being hardened. A thief would probably assume your username is “root” and your password ...
Bleeping Computer

New regreSSHion OpenSSH RCE bug gives root on Linux servers

A new OpenSSH unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability dubbed "regreSSHion" gives root privileges on glibc-based Linux systems. OpenSSH is a suite of networking utilities based on the ...