Tag: GNU/Linux
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What’s new in security for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS?
Photo by Gabriel Heinzer on Unsplash We’re excited about the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release, Noble Numbat. Like all Ubuntu releases, …
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6 Best Free and Open-Source Web Application Firewalls
A web application firewall (WAF) is a type of application firewall that lets you see and analyze HTTP traffic to and from a web …
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OpenSSF Warns of Open-Source Social Engineering Threats
Linux dodged a bullet. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been …
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CVE-2024-3094: All Clear
It’s official — CVE-2024-3094 is the “Backdoor in XZ Utils That Almost Happened“. Fortunately, the malware was detected before we …
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GitHub Restores Access to XZ Utils Repository
A week after finding a malicious backdoor, GitHub has safely restored access to the XZ Utils repo for developers …
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GStreamer 1.24.2 Brings Security & Bug Fixes
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Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due to Security Issue
If you were hoping to help test the upcoming release of Ubuntu 24.04 by way of the official beta that was due for release this week, I’ve …
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Urgent: Secret Backdoor Found in XZ Utils Library, Impacts Major Linux Distros
RedHat on Friday released an “urgent security alert” warning that two versions of a popular data compression library called XZ Utils …
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CVE-2024-3094: Urgent alert for Fedora Linux 40 and Rawhide users
The Fedora Project was made aware of CVE-2024-3094 on Friday, March 29th related to the xz tools and libraries. At this time, Fedora …
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Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094)
A vulnerability (CVE-2024-3094) in XZ Utils, the XZ format compression utilities included in most Linux distributions, may “enable a …
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New Linux Bug Could Lead to User Password Leaks and Clipboard Hijacking
Details have emerged about a vulnerability impacting the “wall” command of the util-linux package that could be potentially exploited by a …
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What To Do if Your Linux Server Has Been Hacked
In this guide, we’ll cover some basic steps to take in the wake of a hack, including isolating your server from the network and making a …
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