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Oracle Linux 9 Update 5 brings security updates, OpenJDK 17, .NET 9.0

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Oracle Linux 9 Update 5 brings security updates, OpenJDK 17, .NET 9.0 2024-11-20 at 15:42 By Help Net Security Oracle Linux offers a secure, streamlined platform for deploying and managing applications across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. Designed for demanding workloads, it includes tools for automation, virtualization, high availability, cloud-native development, Kubernetes, and more. Oracle […]

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AlmaLinux 9.5 released: Security updates, new packages, and more!

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AlmaLinux 9.5 released: Security updates, new packages, and more! 2024-11-19 at 11:01 By Help Net Security AlmaLinux is a free, open-source, enterprise-grade Linux distribution. Governed and owned by the community, it offers a production-ready platform with binary compatibility to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. AlmaLinux 9.5, codenamed Teal Serval, is now available. Security updates: The OpenSSL

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Beware of phishing emails delivering backdoored Linux VMs!

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Beware of phishing emails delivering backdoored Linux VMs! 2024-11-05 at 16:05 By Zeljka Zorz Unknown attackers are trying to trick Windows users into spinning up a custom Linux virtual machine (VM) with a pre-configured backdoor, Securonix researchers have discovered. The campaign The attack began with a phishing email, they believe, but they weren’t able to

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OpenPaX: Open-source kernel patch that mitigates memory safety errors

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OpenPaX: Open-source kernel patch that mitigates memory safety errors 2024-11-01 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz OpenPaX is an open-source kernel patch that mitigates common memory safety errors, re-hardening systems against application-level memory safety attacks using a simple Linux kernel patch. It’s available under the same GPLv2 license terms as the Linux kernel. “We are pleased

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Ransomware hits web hosting servers via vulnerable CyberPanel instances

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Ransomware hits web hosting servers via vulnerable CyberPanel instances 2024-10-30 at 16:19 By Zeljka Zorz A threat actor – or possibly several – has hit approximately 22,000 vulnerable instances of CyberPanel and encrypted files on the servers running it with the PSAUX and other ransomware. The PSAUX ransom note (Source: LeakIX) The CyberPanel vulnerabilities CyberPanel

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Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole brings tighter security controls

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Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole brings tighter security controls 2024-10-11 at 10:16 By Help Net Security Canonical released Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole, which brings notable advancements, including an updated kernel, new toolchains, and the GNOME 47 desktop environment, along with significant enhancements in software security. “Oracular Oriole sets a new pace for delivering the latest upstream

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Cyble Honeypot Sensors Detect D-Link, Cisco, QNAP and Linux Attacks

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Cyble Honeypot Sensors Detect D-Link, Cisco, QNAP and Linux Attacks 2024-10-08 at 13:49 By dakshsharma16 Key Takeaways Overview Cyble’s Vulnerability Intelligence unit last week detected numerous exploit attempts, malware intrusions, phishing campaigns, and brute-force attacks via its network of Honeypot sensors. In the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1, Cyble researchers identified several recent active exploits, including new attacks against a number of

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Linux systems targeted with stealthy “Perfctl” cryptomining malware

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Linux systems targeted with stealthy “Perfctl” cryptomining malware 2024-10-07 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz Thousands of Linux systems are likely infected with the highly elusive and persistent “perfctl” (or “perfcc“) cryptomining malware and many others still could be at risk of getting compromised, Aqua Security researchers revealed last week. “In all the attacks observed, the

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Rspamd: Open-source spam filtering system

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Rspamd: Open-source spam filtering system 2024-10-07 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Rspamd is an open-source spam filtering and email processing framework designed to evaluate messages based on a wide range of rules, including regular expressions, statistical analysis, and integrations with custom services like URL blacklists. The system analyzes each message and assigns a verdict, which

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CUPS vulnerabilities could be abused for DDoS attacks

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CUPS vulnerabilities could be abused for DDoS attacks 2024-10-03 at 16:18 By Zeljka Zorz While the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) vulnerabilities recently disclosed by researcher Simone “evilsocket” Margaritelli are not easily exploited for remote command execution on vulnerable systems, they could offer more opportunity to attackers who engage in DDoS attacks, Akamai threat researchers

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CUPS vulnerabilities affecting Linux, Unix systems can lead to RCE

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CUPS vulnerabilities affecting Linux, Unix systems can lead to RCE 2024-09-27 at 13:31 By Zeljka Zorz After much hyping and following prematurely leaked information by a third party, security researcher Simone Margaritelli has released details about four zero-day vulnerabilities in the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) that can be abused by remote, unauthenticated attackers to

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Highly Anticipated Linux Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution, but Less Serious Than Expected

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Highly Anticipated Linux Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution, but Less Serious Than Expected 2024-09-27 at 13:31 By Eduard Kovacs A researcher has disclosed the details of an unpatched vulnerability that was expected to pose a serious threat to many Linux systems. The post Highly Anticipated Linux Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution, but Less Serious Than

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Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support

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Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support 2024-09-11 at 20:46 By Help Net Security Kali Linux 2024.3 is now available for download. Besides the new tools, this release mainly focuses on behind-the-scenes updates and optimization. New tools in Kali Linux 2024.3 This Kali release is about new tools and package

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33 open-source cybersecurity solutions you didn’t know you needed

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33 open-source cybersecurity solutions you didn’t know you needed 2024-09-10 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Open-source cybersecurity tools provide transparency and flexibility, allowing users to examine and customize the source code to fit specific security needs. These tools make cybersecurity accessible to a broader range of organizations and individuals. In this article, you will

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI extends innovation across the hybrid cloud

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI extends innovation across the hybrid cloud 2024-09-09 at 10:31 By Industry News Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) AI is Red Hat’s foundation model platform, enabling users to develop, test, and run GenAI models to power enterprise applications. The platform brings together the open source-licensed Granite LLM family and InstructLab model

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PostgreSQL databases under attack

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PostgreSQL databases under attack 2024-08-21 at 16:16 By Zeljka Zorz Poorly protected PostgreSQL databases running on Linux machines are being compromised by cryptojacking attackers. The attack – observed by Aqua Security researchers on a honeypot system – starts with the threat actors brute-forcing access credentials. Once access is achieved, the threat actor: Creates a new

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“0.0.0.0-Day” vulnerability affects Chrome, Safari and Firefox

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“0.0.0.0-Day” vulnerability affects Chrome, Safari and Firefox 2024-08-09 at 13:01 By Zeljka Zorz A “0.0.0.0-Day” vulnerability affecting Chrome, Safari and Firefox can be – and has been – exploited by attackers to gain access to services on internal networks, Oligo Security researchers have revealed. The vulnerability stems from how those popular browsers handle network requests

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New SLUBStick Attack Makes Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities More Dangerous

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New SLUBStick Attack Makes Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities More Dangerous 2024-08-05 at 16:47 By Eduard Kovacs A new Linux kernel exploitation technique named SLUBStick makes heap vulnerabilities more dangerous.  The post New SLUBStick Attack Makes Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities More Dangerous appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates

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Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates 2024-06-05 at 21:31 By Help Net Security Kali Linux 2024.2 is now available. It includes future package compatibility for 32-bit platforms, improvements to GNOME 46 and Xfce, and 18 new tools. Desktop changes Kali 2024.2 introduces GNOME 46, offering a refined experience that builds on the

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NethSecurity: Open-source Linux firewall

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NethSecurity: Open-source Linux firewall 2024-06-03 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz NethSecurity is a free, open-source Linux firewall that simplifies network security deployment. It integrates various security features into one platform, including firewalling, intrusion detection and prevention, antivirus, multi-WAN, DNS, and content filtering. NethSecurity has an intuitive interface that delivers real-time insights and control over network

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