Another day, another potential Linux security problem. This time around, it's a critical vulnerability in shim -- the key link between Linux and your computer's firmware during boot. Left unrepaired, ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added seven new Linux-related vulnerabilities to its catalog and warned that they’re being actively exploited. The vulnerabilities are ...

As security holes go, CVE-2023-4911, aka "Looney Tunables," isn't horrid. It has a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 7.8, which is ranked as important, not critical. On the other ...

A local privilege escalation of (LPE) vulnerability in the software used to handle authorizations — and installed by default — on most major distributions of Linux is trivial to exploit, with one ...

As the risks of cyberattacks that are related to security vulnerabilities continuously grow and can cause huge business damage, we see DevSecOps shifting more and more toward engineering. In this ...

Seal Security, a leader in open source vulnerability remediation, today announced the launch of Seal OS, the first holistic solution designed to automatically fix vulnerabilities in both Linux ...

Open source vulnerabilities rose by nearly 50 percent in 2019 over the previous year, based on a report released Thursday. Common vulnerabilities rated as high or critical severity were found in all ...

There are several common custom software vulnerabilities that must be addressed prior to a major release. Detecting, mitigating, and preventing system vulnerabilities is critical to assure consistent ...

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Rapid7, Inc. has announced the launch of Active Patching, an automated patching and remediation solution integrated into its Exposure Command platform, designed to enhance security for IT teams. As ...