A newly discovered 12-year-old vulnerability in a Linux system tool can give attackers root privileges on machines running the operating system. Discovered and described Tuesday by researchers at ...
The power to grab root privileges is the ultimate evil in Unix and Linux systems. Kevin Backhouse, a member of the GitHub Security Lab, found the polkit security hole in the course of his duties. He ...
Chroot users with OpenSSH: An easier way to confine users to their home directories Your email has been sent With the release of OpenSSH 4.9p1, you no longer have to rely on third-party hacks or ...