Linux developers are in the process of patching a high-severity vulnerability that, in certain cases, allows the installation of malware that runs at the firmware level, giving infections access to ...

Millions of Linux users around the world are vulnerable to password theft due to two critical local information-disclosure vulnerabilities. The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) unearthed the ...

A draft of the report was released last month and quickly attracted controversy for its methodology as well as allegations of ties between Microsoft and its researchers. The full report confirms that ...

In the US-CERT (United Stated Computer Emergency Readiness Team) year-end vulnerability summary, Linux/Unix accounted for a whopping 2,328 vulnerabilities, about 45 percent of the 5,198 total. Windows ...

Kali Linux vs. Parrot OS: Which security-forward distro is right for you?

As security holes go, CVE-2023-4911, aka "Looney Tunables," isn't horrid. It has a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 7.8, which is ranked as important, not critical. On the other ...

A newly discovered high-severity Linux vulnerability that has been present on many Linux distributions for at least two years could allow threat actors to run malicious code with elevated privileges.

Seal Security, a leader in open source vulnerability remediation, today announced the launch of Seal OS, the first holistic solution designed to automatically fix vulnerabilities in both Linux ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added seven new Linux-related vulnerabilities to its catalog and warned that they’re being actively exploited. The vulnerabilities are ...

Another day, another potential Linux security problem. This time around, it's a critical vulnerability in shim -- the key link between Linux and your computer's firmware during boot. Left unrepaired, ...

Widespread Windows and Linux Vulnerabilities Could Let Attackers Sneak in Malicious Code Before Boot Your email has been sent Researchers at firmware supply chain security platform company Binarly ...