-
Ubuntu has published fixes for CVE-2026-98432, a critical Linux kernel flaw in IPv4 TCP connection handling. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 and can lead to remote code execution. The fixes for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and newer are in the -proposed pocket,…
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
A Linux kernel flaw that sat unnoticed for nearly five years can let an unprivileged local user take full root control of a system. Tracked as CVE-2026-31695, the bug was found and fixed by researcher Alexander Popov. He has now published a working exp…
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel, identified as CVE-2026-98432, threatens Ubuntu systems through a networking memory flaw that could cause crashes and service disruptions. Ubuntu released an advisory on October 15, 2026, and provided an upd…
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
Microsoft releases emergency .NET updates to fix a Brotli memory flaw and Linux privilege escalation, while correcting two incomplete October security patches.
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
In October, several unpatched Linux vulnerabilities were disclosed on public mailing lists, revealing technical details before fixes were widely available. These disclosures included two critical flaws in KSMBD that could let remote attackers execute c…
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
Hackers used apparently AI-generated scripts to compromise government Linux infrastructure, harvest credentials and pursue sensitive databases and official mailboxes in a campaign tracked as CL-UNK-1211. The investigation, published October 15, linked …
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
Meet ClingSTUN, a new Linux backdoor that exploits IoT vulnerabilities, gives attackers remote command access and turns infected devices into proxy nodes.
·
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
A high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-72018, lets a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges escalate to root. This exploitation involves an out-of-bounds write in the Shared Memory Communications Direct (SMC-D) DIBS loopb…
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
Researchers have disclosed a new class of cross-platform side-channel attacks that exploit file-notification mechanisms in Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android to infer sensitive user and system activities. These attacks can expose details such as keystr…
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s AF_ALG cryptographic interface, which has existed for 14 years, can let an unprivileged local attacker gain root access and escape a Docker container by exploiting a race condition in concurrent socket writes. This…
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
