A missing check allows unprivileged attackers to escape containers and execute arbitrary commands in the kernel. To go along with the “Dirty Pipe” Linux security bug coming to light, two researchers ...

The information-disclosure flaw allows KASLR bypass and the discovery of additional, unpatched vulnerabilities in ARM devices. An information-disclosure security vulnerability has been discovered in ...

Linux developers seem to be letting bug reports slip throught the cracks. With 1500 open kernel bugs in the tracking system, and 50 going unanswered on the mailing list, do developers need a better ...

Linus Torvalds has updated the Linux kernel to fix a bug brought to light by a recent computer virus, according to reports published on Wednesday. The proof-of-concept virus was submitted to Russian ...

Numerous Linux distributions are patching a serious flaw that has remained unnoticed in the kernel since about 2005. The so-called double-free bug in the Linux kernel has been or is in the process of ...

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Exploit code will soon become available for a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel that a security researcher discovered and reported to Linux administrators in mid-June. The bug, which the ...

Tor has announced Oniux, a new command-line tool for routing any Linux application securely through the Tor network for anonymized network connections. CISA has ordered federal agencies to secure ...

Linux kernel 6.18 has been available since the beginning of the week. Linus Torvalds officially released it with numerous minor corrections at the end of development. As is customary for the last ...

A Linux kernel bug cataloged as CVE-2022-0847 – which is being referred to as Dirty Pipe due to its similarity to another exploit, Dirty Cow – was recently discovered, though it has reportedly been ...