At the SOURCE conference in Boston, security researcher Jon Oberheide discusses the intricacies of Linux kernel exploitation.
At the SOURCE conference in Boston, security researcher Jon Oberheide discusses the intricacies of Linux kernel exploitation.
A high-severity vulnerability in sudo has been patched in a number of Linux distributions; the flaw allows local attackers to elevate privileges to root.
Security researcher Dino Dai Zovi talks about a new company he cofounded called Capsule8 that will help IT organizations counter threats to Linux infrastructures.
A Linux admin and open source developer has come up with a 48-character attack that crashes Linux servers, but experts argue the security implications of the bug.
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