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Ubuntu's apport affected by core dump vulnerability, here's how to patch

Paul Hill — Sat, 31 May 2025 14:44:01 +0000

Ubuntu's apport has been discovered to contain a vulnerability that could put your sensitive information at risk. Here's how to patch your system. Read more...

Ubuntu patches needrestart security vulnerability

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:28:01 +0000

Canonical has updated Ubuntu with patches for the needrestart package. Qualys recently found a vulnerability which could give attackers root privileges. Read more...

Microsoft employee accidentally saves global Linux meltdown from CVE-2024-3094 XZ backdoor

Sayan Sen — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 07:58:02 +0000

A curious Microsoft employee has saved the world from a potential global meltdown as several Linux distros were found vulnerable to an XZ backdoor tracked under CVE-2024-3094 (CVSS score of 10.0). Read more...

Every major Linux distro has been vulnerable for the last 12 years due to Polkit pkexec flaw

Sayan Sen — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:26:01 +0000

An LPE security vulnerability under the ID CVE-2021-4034 was found by Linux security researchers at Qualys. The bug has been present for 12+ years and almost every major Linux distro is vulnerable. Read more...

Windows XP for enterprise market share drops below 10 percent

John Callaham — Thu, 15 May 2014 13:18:30 +0000

The security firm Qualys claims that the market share of PCs that still use Windows XP among enterprise customers has dropped below 10 percent for the first time. Read more...