SUSE

Bug in widely used bootloader opens Windows, Linux devices to persistent compromise

July 30, 2020

A vulnerability (CVE-2020-10713) in the widely used GRUB2 bootloader opens most Linux and Windows systems in use today to persistent compromise, Eclypsium researchers have …

Microsoft releases Defender ATP for Android and Linux

June 24, 2020

Microsoft has added support for Linux and Android to Microsoft Defender ATP, its unified enterprise endpoint security platform. Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection …

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 …

SACK TCP flaws can crash, slow down Linux-based systems

June 18, 2019

An engineering manager at Netflix has unearthed several TCP networking vulnerabilities in Linux and FreeBSD kernels that could lead to systems crashing or consuming too many …

Intel MDS attack mitigation: An overview

May 16, 2019

Intel has revealed on Tuesday that some of its CPUs are vulnerable to a number of new speculative execution attacks that may allow attackers to stealing sensitive data and …

SUSE and Microsoft collaborate to deliver enterprise Linux kernel optimized for Azure

August 21, 2018

SUSE announced the availability of the enterprise Linux kernel tailored for Microsoft Azure. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 on-demand instances now run on a custom-tuned …

EQT acquires SUSE for $2.5 billion

July 5, 2018

The EQT VIII fund has agreed to acquire SUSE from Micro Focus for an enterprise value of USD 2.535 billion. The transaction is subject to Micro Focus shareholder and customary …