Linux

Vulnerability in Qmail mail transport agent allows RCE

May 20, 2020

Qualys researchers have found a way to exploit an previously known (and very old) vulnerability in Qmail, a secure mail transport agent, to achieve both remote code execution …

Kali Linux 2020.2: New look, new packages, new installer options

May 13, 2020

Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2020.2, the latest iteration of the popular open source penetration testing platform. Kali Linux 2020.2 changes There are several …

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 adds evolved container tools to help fuel cloud-native development

April 21, 2020

Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2, the foundation for Red Hat’s hybrid cloud portfolio. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2, built for the …

APT attacks targeting Linux, Windows and Android remained undetected for nearly a decade

April 9, 2020

Five related APT groups operating in the interest of the Chinese government have systematically targeted Linux servers, Windows systems and mobile devices running Android …

Millions of routers running OpenWRT vulnerable to attack

April 1, 2020

A vulnerability (CVE-2020-7982) discovered in the package manager of the OpenWRT open source operating system could allow attackers to compromise the embedded and networking …

PPP Daemon flaw opens Linux distros, networking devices to takeover attacks

March 10, 2020

A vulnerability (CVE-2020-8597) in the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (pppd) software, which comes installed on many Linux-based and Unix-like operating systems and networking …

Microsoft releases PowerShell 7 for Windows, macOS and Linux

March 6, 2020

Microsoft has released PowerShell 7, the latest major update to its popular task automation tool and configuration management framework that can be used on various operating …

Kali Linux evolution: What’s next for the open source pentesting Linux distro?

March 2, 2020

When the popular security-focused BackTrack Linux distribution was redesigned from the ground up and given the name Kali Linux nearly seven years ago, I remember thinking that …

Honware: IoT honeypot for detecting zero-day exploits

February 6, 2020

Two researchers have created a solution that could help security researchers and IoT manufacturers with detecting zero-day exploits targeting internet-connected devices more …

Critical RCE flaw in OpenSMTPD, patch available

January 29, 2020

Qualys researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-7247) in OpenBSD’s OpenSMTPD mail server, which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands …

Kali Linux 2020.1 released: New tools, Kali NetHunter rootless, and more!

January 29, 2020

Offensive Security have released Kali Linux 2020.1, which is available for immediate download. Kali Linux 2020.1 key new features The popular open source project, which is …

Kali Linux 2019.4 includes new undercover mode for pentesters doing work in public places

November 27, 2019

Offensive Security, maintainers of the popular Kali Linux open source project, released Kali Linux 2019.4, the latest iteration of the Kali Linux penetration testing platform. …