XBOW’s AI system found a high-severity Linux kernel flaw that can let some users gain root privileges. The bug affects SMC-D code that now runs on ordinary x86 Linux machines through loopback ...

Linux fans may no longer need to hunt for consoles with outdated firmware. PS5 jailbreaks applied on hardware updated in July ...

A recently patched Linux privilege escalation vulnerability now has a publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that allows local attackers to gain root privileges on Arch Linux systems. The ...

Public exploits for four patched Linux kernel flaws let local users gain root; three require unprivileged user namespaces.

Cybersecurity researchers and threat actors are targeted by a fake proof of concept (PoC) CVE-2023-35829 exploit that installs a Linux password-stealing malware. Uptycs analysts discovered the ...

A working exploit for a Linux kernel flaw that has existed since 2011 is now publicly available, and any logged-in user can run it to gain full root control of an affected machine in roughly five ...

Nguyen’s 2027 PS5 Pro Linux plan collapsed after LLM-assisted researchers sold the last exploit to Sony’s bug bounty program With over five years in the web and tech space, I’ve developed a deep ...

Researchers have discovered malicious code circulating in the wild that hijacks the earliest stage boot process of Linux devices by exploiting a year-old firmware vulnerability when it remains ...

Discovery of the Copy Fail Linux kernel exploit sparked widespread discussion and concern around Linux kernel security earlier this month, and that was for an exploit that had mostly already been ...

It's not often that a major vulnerability is found in the Linux kernel, but when it does happen, it demands attention. Such is the case with "Copy Fail", which has just been found and disclosed by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...

Many security tools rely on the presence of known files associated with an exploit, attack or attacker to detect a compromised system. Once those files are found, the system can be further ...