A serious vulnerability in the Linux 2.4 kernel that allows users on a Linux machine to gain unlimited access privileges has been discovered, according to a security advisory posted by developers of ...

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel can be exploited to leak data and act as a springboard for further compromise. Disclosed by Cisco Talos researchers on Tuesday, the bug is ...

On Monday, a cybersecurity researcher released the details of a Linux vulnerability that allows an attacker to overwrite data in arbitrary read-only files. The vulnerability -- CVE-2022-0847 -- was ...

Two vulnerabilities in the way the Linux kernel handles the conversion of specific data types could allow a malicious user to turn a local, unprivileged user account into a superuser account with root ...

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An Apex Legends event was postponed by organizers after two players appeared to be hacked and given unwanted cheat devices. — © AFP/File Denis Charlet An Apex ...