A notorious Linux vulnerability has been reportedly injecting malicious code into the root processes. The so-called high-risk security threat "Dirty Pipe" can pull off data overwriting for the ...

As you're surfing the web, it is a pretty fair bet that most of the websites you visit run on a Linux-based operating system. It is the world's most popular server platform, after all. Thanks to the ...

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 ...

A serious vulnerability has been found in recent builds of the Linux kernel, allowing any local user to gain root access on an unpatched device… which could include a number of Android phones running ...

Security researchers are warning of a critical new vulnerability that could give root-level access to Linux systems, enabling remote attackers to perform a range of malicious actions. The “Dirty Pipe” ...

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