LevelBlue says QuimaRAT uses encrypted plugins, OS-specific persistence, and JNA libraries to control Windows, Linux, and ...

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities have driven remote code execution for decades and keep appearing in critical network ...

Abstract: Signal handling has been an integral part of UNIX systems since the earliest implementation in the 1970s. Nowadays, we find signals in all common flavors of UNIX systems, including BSD, ...

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

Tracked as CVE-2026-31431 with a CVSS score of 7.8, Copy Fail was uncovered and named by researchers at Xint.io and Theori. The flaw allows an unprivileged local user to write four controlled bytes ...

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root. The high-severity vulnerability tracked as ...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has disclosed that a U.S. federal civilian agency was compromised by FIRESTARTER malware on a Cisco Firepower device, with the backdoor maintaining ...

Linux has long been known as the operating system of developers and power users, but today it’s far more accessible than ever before. Thanks to user-friendly distributions that prioritize simplicity, ...

PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

While Windows is cool, some folks want to try out Linux to experience the best of both worlds. In the end, they end up dual-booting their PC, where they can have both Windows and Linux OSes existing ...

Linux places no special demands on hardware, so there are generally no limitations when choosing a Linux system. Even more feature-rich desktop distributions like Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop, ...