Lately I’ve been spending some time fuzzing network-related Linux kernel interfaces with syzkaller. Besides the recently discovered vulnerability in DCCP sockets, I...
Short Bytes: Linux creator Linus Torvalds has officially released Linux kernel 4.11. After eight release candidates, kernel 4.11, codenamed Fearless Coyote, comes...
If you’re on a red team or have been on the receiving end of a pen-test report from one, then you’ve almost...
Like many in the security industry, we’ve been busy investigating the implications of the Shadow Brokers leak, with the DOUBLEPULSAR payload in...
This driver provides HDLC serial line discipline and comes as a kernel module in many Linux distributions, which have CONFIG_N_HDLC=m in the...
In this post, Matías Porolli looks at how to configure an environment with WinDbg and virtual machines in order to debug drivers...
The Linux team has patched a “dangerous” vulnerability in the Linux kernel that allowed attackers to elevate their access rights and crash...
Short Bytes: Looking for an easy to install or upgrade Linux kernel in Ubuntu or Mint distributions? With the help of Ukuu...
Short Bytes: The famous Arch-based distro Manjaro Linux has refreshed itself with the latest stable rolling release, Manjaro 17.0 Gellivara. Available in...
Short Bytes: The developers of BlackArch ethical hacking distro have released the new ISO images of their operating system. BlackArch Linux 2017-03-01 is now...
Short Bytes: Zorin OS 12.1 point release has been announced by the popular Linux distro’s development team. The new update features an...
Security expert discovered a new 11-year old privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-6074, in the Linux kernel. A new privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked...
Back in 2011 when Windows 7 Service Pack 1 was king of the hill and I was just starting to learn to...
Short Bytes: Linus Torvalds has finally released Linux kernel 4.10. The latest release is a result of seven weeks of hard work...
Short Bytes: The second Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS point release has arrived after getting delayed for two times. It brings Linux Kernel 4.8...
Short Bytes: Linux kernel 4.10’s release is just around the corner. This release comes loaded with many new features and better hardware...
Canonical announced a few hours ago the availability of new kernel updates for all supported Ubuntu Linux operating systems, patching a total...
Recently ,there have been some serious vulnerabilities found in various Linux systems. Whilst OS vulnerabilities are a common occurrence. The ‘Dirty Cow’...
Short Bytes: For those waiting for the second point release of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the time has been slightly increased. Ubuntu...
The Windows kernel privilege escalation vulnerability CVE-2016-7255 has received a lot of media attention. On November’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a fix...
Short Bytes: Linux kernel 4.9 was released on December 11, and it brought along numerous hardware improvements. The Ubuntu and Linux Mint...