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AlmaLinux 9 Released the OpenSSH Patch for CVE-2024-6409 Vulnerability

Attention, AlmaLinux users! AlmaLinux 9 released a patch for CVE-2024-6409, a new vulnerability found in OpenSSH’s server (sshd) in glibc-based Linux systems.
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OpenSSH 9.8 Fixes Critical sshd Vulnerability

OpenSSH 9.8 enhances security, fixing critical race conditions in sshd and logic errors in ssh. Here’s more on that!
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CISA Report Finds Most Open-Source Projects Contain Memory-Unsafe Code

Analysts found that 52% of open-source projects are written in memory-unsafe languages like C and C++. More than half of open-source projects contain code written in a memory-unsafe language, a report from the U.S.’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has found. Memory-unsafe means the code allows for operations that can corrupt memory, leading to vulnerabilities […]

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The Upstream XZ Tarballs Have Been Backdoored

A critical vulnerability in Linux XZ Utils (CVE-2024-3094) enables remote system breaches via SSH. Immediate action is required.
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22 Open-Source Linux Server Security Tools in 2023

Here’s a list of tools that you can install on your machine to sniff out vulnerabilities, viruses, and malware and prevent malicious attacks.
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Hacking Linux is Easy with PwnKit

CISA has added PwnKit as a high-severity Linux vulnerability to its list of actively exploited bugs. Learn more here.
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Nimbuspwn: New Root Privilege Escalation Found in Linux

The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has revealed several new Linux vulnerabilities collectively dubbed “Nimbuspwn.” Learn more here.
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Dirty Pipe Makes Linux Privilege Escalation Easy

A major Linux vulnerability could allow the least privileged users to perform malicious acts. Learn how Dirty Pipe makes Linux privilege escalation easy here.
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