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A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in the Quarkus Java framework that could be potentially exploited to achieve remote code execution on affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2022-4116 (CVSS score: 9.8), the shortcoming could be trivially abused by a malicious actor without any privileges. “The vulnerability is found in the Dev UI Config Editor, which […]
We recently saw a merge proposal from Canonical to replace gnome-software snap with their own Snap Store. Along the similar lines, Red Hat’s Richard Hughes has announced that Fedora will disable snap plugin for GNOME Software. His announcement comes just a day after this. Fedora will disable the snap plugin in its next major update […]
Ever since IBM announced that it’s going to acquire the open source giant Red Hat, Linux and open source enthusiasts have been voicing their concerns regarding the future of Red Hat? Is it going to become just another IBM subsidiary or is Red Hat going to adopt IBM’s corporate culture? At the Red Hat Summit […]
For many enterprises, open source technologies are becoming an integral part of their businesses and the way they do things. Technology giants like Google and Microsoft are also acknowledging the power of open source — Google Cloud’s recent partnership with companies like Elastic, MongoDB, Redis Labs, Neo4j, and Confluent is a testament to the same. But […]
Vulnerability has a score of 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale Linux system users are dealing with a new threat. According to network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, a critical vulnerability has been discovered affecting the runC runtime container function that works with Docker, cri-o, containerd and Kubernetes. RunC […]
IBM (International Business Machine) is acquiring the world-renowned provider of open source cloud software Red Hat, Inc., for a whopping $34 billion, the news about the deal was announced on Sunday. IBM plans to pay $34 billion in cash for $190.00 per share. After the deal, Red Hat will join IBM’s Hybrid Cloud team while its CEO Jim Whitehurst will […]
IBM and Red Hat have announced an agreement that IBM has struck a deal to acquire the Linux and open source software distributor for $34 billion in an all-cash transaction of $190/share. This announcement is the largest software company acquisition to date. Following the acquisition, Red Hat will continue to operate as a distinct unit in IBM’s […]
Red Hat recently announced a severe vulnerability in its DHCP client, CVE-2018-1111 could be exploited by malicious actors to execute arbitrary commands with administrator privileges on specific systems. A member of the information security team of Google, Felix Wilhelm, found a critical vulnerability of remote injection of commands in the implementation of Red Hat Linux […]
Short Bytes: It wasn’t long ago that Red Hat was revering Btrfs and praising it as not only a viable storage solution, but an excellent one. Today, Btrfs is thought to pair very well with GlusterFS (a form of networked redundant storage) for data center use, and still an amazing solution for many other applications. Yet, […]
Short Bytes: Red Hat recently announced the latest iteration of its widely popular enterprise Linux — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8. This release comes with lots of new features, marking the Production Phase 2 of RHEL 6. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 provides new capabilities to system admins by making this dependable server Linux even more stable. Red […]
Short Bytes: To own a copy of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), you need to purchase a license. However, if you are a developer, Red Hat has introduced a program that’ll let you own a copy free-of-cost. Read more and know how to get a free license of RHEL. If you wish to get involved […]
Google and security firm Red Hat have discovered a critical security flaw in the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) that affects a library in a universally used protocol. This means an attacker could use it to infect almost everything on the entire internet. With the flawed code spread far and wide, it will likely take […]
Linux, the purportedly highly-secure operating system that runs everything from computers to the backbone of the Internet has been plagued by an odd and quite simply embarrassing vulnerability. It seems almost silly to say, but what if you could hijack any Linux operating system by pressing backspace 28 times? No hacking or technicalities needed, just […]