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The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Parsing large DNS messages may cause excessive CPU load. (CVE-2023-4408) Querying RFC 1918 reverse zones may…
Chinese tech giant Huawei has proposed introducing a "SandBox Mode" for the Linux kernel , aimed at bolstering memory security. This mode would create an envir…
This update brings the mbedtls packages from 2.28.3 to the latest 2.28.7 release in the LTS branch, fixing a number of bugs as well the following security vuln…
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Excessive time spent in DH check / generation with large Q parameter value. (CVE-2023-5678) POLY1305 MAC imp…
New dnsmasq packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.
There are various advantages of using Extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) , a Linux kernel technology, to enhance observability and improve security in IT o…
The Midnight Blizzard and Cloudflare-Atlassian cybersecurity incidents raised alarms about the vulnerabilities inherent in major SaaS platforms. These incident…
IBM's LinuxONE 4 Express is a user-friendly, budget mainframe designed to offer cybersecurity solutions to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). IBM's GDPS …
Imagine your most sensitive and critical information being made accessible to threat actors without your permission or knowledge. This is exactly what a new in…
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Logic bug in text extractor led to invalid memory access. (CVE-2022-30524) Integer overflow in rasterizer. (…
New xpdf packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.
Cloud computing has innovated how organizations operate and manage IT operations, such as data storage, application deployment, networking, and overall resourc…
Upstream version 6.6.14 with many bugfixes and at least the following security fixes: An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smb2_dump_detail in fs/s…
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: A vulnerability was found in GnuTLS, where a cockpit (which uses gnuTLS) rejects a certificate chain with di…
The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: pam_namespace: protect_dir(): use O_DIRECTORY to prevent local DoS situations. (CVE-2024-22365) References:
Implementing robust security measures in Linux-based systems is essential and doesn't need to be complex. In this article, we'll provide a comprehensive overvi…
Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service or information disclosure.
New expat packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.
The Linux Foundation recently published a report titled Maintainer Perspectives on Open Source Software Security , which provides valuable insights into the pe…
A significant challenge within cyber security at present is that there are a lot of risk management platforms available in the market, but only some deal with …
New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue.
Multiple security vulnerabilities have recently been discovered in the XOrg Server prior to 21.1.11, and Xwayland display implementations prior to 23.2.4. Thes…
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This functio…
The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: Write past buffer end via illegal user-defined Unicode property. (CVE-2023-47038) References: