11-Year Old Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Flaw Discovered

The Hacker News Daily Updates Securing & Optimizing Linux: The Hacking Solution (v.3.0) A comprehensive collection of Linux security products and explanations in the most simple and structured manner on how to safely and easily configure and run many popular Linux-based applications and services. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Feb 23, 2017 11-Year Old Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Flaw Discovered Another privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in Linux kernel that dates back to 2005 and affects major distro of the Linux operating system, including Redhat, Debian, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu. Over a decade old Linux Kernel bug (CVE-2017-6074) has been discovered by security ... Read More Beware! Don't Fall For "Font Wasn't Found" Google Chrome Malware Scam Next time when you accidentally or curiously land up on a website with jumbled content prompting you to download a missing font to read the blog by updating the Chrome font pack… …Just Don't Download and Install It. It's a Trap! Scammers and hackers are targeting Google Chrome users with this new ... Read More Microsoft releases update for Flash Player, but leaves two disclosed Flaws Unpatched Microsoft on Tuesday released security update (KB 4010250) to patch flaws in Adobe Flash Player for its customers using Internet Explorer on Windows 8.1 and later, as well as Edge for Windows 10, but two already disclosed flaws remain unpatched. Just last week, Microsoft announced that its ... Read More Unpatched Python and Java Flaws Let Hackers Bypass Firewall Using FTP Injection This newly discovered bugs in Java and Python is a big deal today. The two popular programming languages, Java and Python, contain similar security flaws that can be exploited to send unauthorized emails and bypass any firewall defenses. And since both the flaws remain unpatched, hackers can take ... Read More KasperskyOS — Secure Operating System released for IoT and Embedded Systems Russian cyber security and antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab has made available the much awaited KasperskyOS, a secure-by-design operating system based on Microkernel architecture which is specially designed for network devices, industrial control systems and the Internet of Things. The operating ... Read More Securing & Optimizing Linux: The Hacking Solution (v.3.0) A comprehensive collection of Linux security products and explanations in the most simple and structured manner on how to safely and easily configure and run many popular Linux-based applications and services. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to balvistudio4.raaj@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India