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Debian 13.3 is now available with targeted corrections, updates

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Debian 13.3 is now available with targeted corrections, updates 2026-01-12 at 11:41 By Anamarija Pogorelec Debian 13.3 is the third maintenance update for the stable Debian 13 distribution, codenamed “trixie”. It updates package content to address security and other issues reported since the last point update. This release includes more than 100 adjustments and multiple […]

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Debian seeks volunteers to rebuild its data protection team

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Debian seeks volunteers to rebuild its data protection team 2026-01-07 at 13:46 By Anamarija Pogorelec The Debian Project is asking for volunteers to step in after its Data Protection Team became inactive. All three members of the team stepped down at the same time, leaving no dedicated group to handle privacy and data protection work. […]

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Elementary OS 8.1 rolls out with a stronger focus on system security

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Elementary OS 8.1 rolls out with a stronger focus on system security 2025-12-24 at 08:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Elementary OS 8.1 is now available for download and shipping on select hardware from retailers such as Star Labs, Slimbook, and Laptop with Linux. The update arrives after more than a year of refinements based on community […]

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40 open-source tools redefining how security teams secure the stack

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40 open-source tools redefining how security teams secure the stack 2025-12-11 at 09:07 By Anamarija Pogorelec Open source security software has become a key way for teams to get flexibility, transparency, and capability without licensing costs. The free tools in this roundup address problems security teams deal with, from managing large environments to catching misconfigurations […]

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Sprout: Open-source bootloader built for speed and security

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Sprout: Open-source bootloader built for speed and security 2025-11-13 at 08:26 By Sinisa Markovic Sprout is an open-source bootloader that delivers sub-second boot times and uses a clean, data-driven configuration format that works across operating systems. “We built Sprout because we were frustrated by how fragile and slow traditional bootloaders are,” said Alex Zenla, CTO […]

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GNU Coreutils 9.9 brings fixes and updates across essential tools

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GNU Coreutils 9.9 brings fixes and updates across essential tools 2025-11-11 at 16:59 By Anamarija Pogorelec GNU Coreutils is the backbone of many enterprise Linux environments. It provides the basic file, shell, and text utilities that every GNU-based system depends on. The latest release, version 9.9, refines these tools with fixes and performance improvements. Several […]

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Critical Control Web Panel vulnerability is actively exploited (CVE-2025-48703)

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Critical Control Web Panel vulnerability is actively exploited (CVE-2025-48703) 2025-11-05 at 14:59 By Zeljka Zorz On Tuesday, CISA added two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2025-11371, which affects Gladinet’s CentreStack and Triofox file-sharing and remote access platforms, and CVE-2025-48703, a vulnerability in Control Web Panel (CWP), a web hosting control panel designed for […]

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PortGPT: How researchers taught an AI to backport security patches automatically

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PortGPT: How researchers taught an AI to backport security patches automatically 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz Keeping older software versions secure often means backporting patches from newer releases. It is a routine but tedious job, especially for large open-source projects such as the Linux kernel. A new research effort has built a tool that […]

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 puts AI in the operating system

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 puts AI in the operating system 2025-10-30 at 07:16 By Sinisa Markovic SUSE has released SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 16, calling it AI-ready and built for long-term use. The release marks the first major update in the Enterprise Server line in more than five years and signals a new […]

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Maltrail: Open-source malicious traffic detection system

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Maltrail: Open-source malicious traffic detection system 2025-10-15 at 08:30 By Sinisa Markovic Maltrail is an open-source network traffic detection system designed to spot malicious or suspicious activity. It works by checking traffic against publicly available blacklists, as well as static lists compiled from antivirus reports and user-defined sources. These “trails” can include domain names, URLs, […]

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Linux Kernel Runtime Guard hits 1.0.0 with major updates and broader support

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Linux Kernel Runtime Guard hits 1.0.0 with major updates and broader support 2025-09-08 at 09:52 By Sinisa Markovic The Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG) is a kernel module that checks the Linux kernel while it’s running. It looks for signs of tampering and tries to catch attempts to exploit security flaws in the kernel. Because […]

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Arch Linux Project Responding to Week-Long DDoS Attack

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Arch Linux Project Responding to Week-Long DDoS Attack 2025-08-25 at 11:18 By Ionut Arghire The Arch Linux Project has been targeted in a DDoS attack that disrupted its website, repository, and forums. The post Arch Linux Project Responding to Week-Long DDoS Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Open-source server management platform Proxmox VE 9.0 released

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Open-source server management platform Proxmox VE 9.0 released 2025-08-06 at 16:17 By Help Net Security Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) 9.0 introduces advancements in both storage and networking capabilities, addressing critical enterprise demands. A highlight is the long-awaited support for snapshots on thick-provisioned LVM shared storage, improving storage management capabilities especially for enterprise users with Fibre […]

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Falco: Open-source cloud-native runtime security tool for Linux

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Falco: Open-source cloud-native runtime security tool for Linux 2025-07-16 at 07:46 By Help Net Security Falco is an open-source runtime security tool for Linux systems, built for cloud-native environments. It monitors the system in real time to spot unusual activity and possible security threats. Falco is a graduated project from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation […]

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ParrotOS 6.4 lands with key tool updates and kernel upgrade

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ParrotOS 6.4 lands with key tool updates and kernel upgrade 2025-07-08 at 11:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec ParrotOS, known for its emphasis on security, privacy, and development, is widely used by cybersecurity professionals and enthusiasts alike. Version 6.4 delivers a host of updates and community-driven enhancements. The update is expected to be the final release in […]

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Sudo local privilege escalation vulnerabilities fixed (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463)

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Sudo local privilege escalation vulnerabilities fixed (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463) 2025-07-01 at 16:11 By Zeljka Zorz If you haven’t recently updated the Sudo utility on your Linux box(es), you should do so now, to patch two local privilege escalation vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463) that have been disclosed on Monday. What is Sudo? Sudo is command-line utility in Unix-like […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 achieves FIPS 140-3 validation

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Amazon Linux 2023 achieves FIPS 140-3 validation 2025-06-20 at 10:52 By Help Net Security Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) has earned FIPS 140-3 Level 1 validation for several of its cryptographic modules. This means it’s now approved for use in systems that need to meet U.S. and Canadian government standards for encryption. FIPS (Federal Information Processing […]

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Linux Security: New Flaws Allow Root Access, CISA Warns of Old Bug Exploitation

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Linux Security: New Flaws Allow Root Access, CISA Warns of Old Bug Exploitation 2025-06-18 at 15:33 By Eduard Kovacs Qualys has disclosed two Linux vulnerabilities that can be chained for full root access, and CISA added a flaw to its KEV catalog. The post Linux Security: New Flaws Allow Root Access, CISA Warns of Old […]

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Chaining two LPEs to get “root”: Most Linux distros vulnerable (CVE-2025-6018, CVE-2025-6019)

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Chaining two LPEs to get “root”: Most Linux distros vulnerable (CVE-2025-6018, CVE-2025-6019) 2025-06-18 at 14:49 By Zeljka Zorz Qualys researchers have unearthed two local privilege escalation vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-6018, CVE-2025-6019) that can be exploited in tandem to achieve root access on most Linux distributions “with minimal effort.” About the vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-6018, CVE-2025-6019) CVE-2025-6018 affects the Pluggable […]

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35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security

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35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security 2025-06-18 at 08:31 By Help Net Security This article showcases free, open-source security tools that support your organization’s teams in red teaming, threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability scanning, and cloud security. Autorize: Burp Suite extension for automatic authorization enforcement detection Autorize is […]

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