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Samba SMB1 Vulnerability; Patch Now or Disable If Possible

23

Nov

2017

Samba, a popular implementation of the SMB networking protocol shared by various Linux distributions, has been found vulnerable, potentially letting cybercriminals remotely control victims. All versions starting with version 4.0 from 2012 seem to have been affected by the issue. Read More

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Many Vulnerabilities Found in Linux USB Subsystem

08

Nov

2017

A Google researcher has found a significant number of vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel USB subsystem using the Syzkaller fuzzer. The fuzzing tool developed by Google helped Andrey Konovalov find tens of bugs, including 22 security flaws that have been assigned CVE identifiers. In an advisory published this week, the expert detailed 14 of the […]

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Two-Year Old Vulnerability Patched in Linux Kernel

27

Sep

2017

A high-risk security vulnerability that could be exploited to escalate privileges has been patched in Linux kernel after being initially discovered more than two years ago. Discovered by Qualys Research Labs, the bug affects all Linux distributions that have not fixed their long-term kernels after a commit released on April 14, 2015. However, because the […]

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