Researchers have demonstrated the “first native Spectre v2 exploit” for a new speculative execution side-channel flaw that impacts Linux systems running on many modern Intel processors. […]
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Firmware security firm Binarly has released a free online scanner to detect Linux executables impacted by the XZ Utils supply chain attack, tracked as CVE-2024-3094. […]
A sophisticated backdoor designed to undermine SSH authentication has been discovered in the widely-used xz Utils compression library. Security researchers averted a potential supply chain disaster when the malicious code was found in beta releases of Fedora Rawhide and Debian’s testing and experimental branches. A recently discovered backdoor in the xz Utils compression tool (versions […]
A vulnerability has been discovered in the ‘util-linux’ library that could allow unprivileged users to put arbitrary text on other users’ terminals using the ‘wall’ command. […]
On Wednesday, the KDE team warned Linux users to exercise “extreme caution” when installing global themes, even from the official KDE Store, because these themes run arbitrary code on devices to customize the desktop’s appearance. […]
On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024, contestants demoed Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux zero-day vulnerabilities and exploit chains to win $732,500 and a Tesla Model 3 car. […]
A new destructive malware named AcidPour was spotted in the wild, featuring data-wiper functionality and targeting Linux x86 IoT and networking devices. […]
Despite years of playing second fiddle to Windows, Linux is quietly making its presence felt on desktops, with its market share reaching a new milestone of 4.03%. What could be the reason for this growth? Microsoft’s shift towards cloud services like Azure and subscription-based offerings like Microsoft 365 has decreased emphasis on the traditional Windows […]
Are you searching for the best AI photo editor for Linux? Look no further! After thoroughly researching and testing different solutions on my system, I created a comprehensive list of the 10 best tools. Each of them can assist you in applying different filters and effects, removing background or unwanted objects, and other advanced editing […]
Are you searching for the best AI art generator for Linux? Look no more! After doing the research and testing different platforms on my Linux system, I’ve created a comprehensive list of the 10 best tools. Each of them can help you generate high-quality artwork with different styles, aesthetics, and artistic expressions. Interested? Let’s roll […]