Here you will find all the articles with the tag: Linux.
Update 15/04/2024 – The new beta version of Ubuntu, version 24.04 nicknamed 'Noble Numbat,' has been released after over a week's delay. This delay was due to the backdoor found in the compression tool xz. The release was supposed to take place on Thursday, April 11, but it took just a day longer... Read more
3 days ago
The Linux data compression tool xz-Utils is available again through GitHub. Last month, a backdoor was discovered, prompting GitHub to temporarily disable the tool's repositories. Lasse Collin, the developer of xz-Utils, announced via his personal website that the repositories are available agai... Read more
8 days ago
A security leak in the Linux compression tool xz shows open-source systems' vulnerability to multi-year infiltration tactics by "trusted" contributors. In this case, the culprits added malicious code after the original creator appeared to neglect the project. A competent successor was supposedly re... Read more
15 days ago
A serious security flaw in the XZ compression tool for Linux, known as CVE-2024-3094, has added malicious code to versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 of the XZ Utils library. It ended up in widely used Linux distributions, including Red Hat and Debian. In the tarballs (compressed archive files used for Lin... Read more
18 days ago
The recently discovered Linux backdoor GTPDOOR allows cybercriminals to access their core networks through components in the network environments of mobile telecom operators. Research by security expert HaxRob has uncovered a previously unknown Linux backdoor, GTPDOOR. The backdoor is said to be... Read more
1 month ago
The final version of Linux 6.8 may be available very soon. Linux creator Linus Torvalds has decided that a release candidate (rc) 8 version is no longer needed. The final arrival of Linux 6.8 is imminent and may be as early as next week. Contrary to earlier doubt last week, Torvalds indicates th... Read more
1 month ago
The vulnerability allows hackers to execute code early in a device's boot. Virtually all Linux distributions are affected by this bug. Security developer Matthew Garrett warns of this. The vulnerability is in shim, a component that runs during the boot process. Shim performs tasks even before th... Read more
2 months ago
Linux devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) are vulnerable to NoaBot. This botnet is linked to crypto-mining activities and is another form of the previously known botnet Mirai. What sets NoaBot apart is its ability to duplicate itself, and that is also where its greatest danger lies. ... Read more
3 months ago
A recently discovered vulnerability in Bluetooth, CVE-2023-45866, opens the door to a hostile takeover of Android, Apple and Linux devices. Security researcher Marc Newlin made the discovery. In a posting on GitHub, Newlin recently disclosed the Bluetooth vulnerability CVE-2023-45866. By exploit... Read more
4 months ago
Linux is getting its own version of the blue screen of death (BSOD) dreaded by Windows users. This error display should help Linux users resolve system crashes. A BSOD has been a notorious occurrence among Windows users since the old versions of the Microsoft operating system. Usually, due to th... Read more
4 months ago
