Linux & Open Source News

Recently, Mozilla issued a critical security patch for Firefox to address a zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited by attackers. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-9680, is a use-after-free flaw...

SUSE researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in a PAM module of the Oath Toolkit, a popular software suite that provides One-Time Password (OTP). This vulnerability (CVE-2024-47191) allows malicious actors to...

The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) is a widely used open-source printing system, prevalent on Linux and UNIX-like operating systems such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD. While CUPS provides essential...

Canonical has officially released Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole), the latest interim Ubuntu release on October 10, 2024. Powered by the Linux 6.11 kernel, this release brings a lot of exciting...

Linux Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC) for the much-anticipated Linux kernel 6.12 series on September 29, 2024. A release candidate is a nearly final version that is being...

Multiple security vulnerabilities were identified in PHP, a widely-used open source general purpose scripting language which could compromise the security and integrity of web applications. These vulnerabilities include incorrect parsing...

Recently, Canonical released security updates addressing two vulnerabilities in GNOME Shell, a popular graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment. These updates are specifically targeted at Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, an...

Linux kernel vulnerabilities are critical threats that can compromise the stability and security of Linux-based systems. In 2024, several new vulnerabilities have emerged, some of which may lead to memory...

Intel Microcode, a critical component of Intel CPUs, has been found to contain security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or even...

Two security vulnerabilities were discovered in ClamAV, a widely used antivirus software for Linux systems. These issues could allow attackers to compromise the security of your system and potentially gain...

Recently, Canonical issued security updates to address several Emacs vulnerabilities in multiple Ubuntu releases. Emacs is one of the popular text editors in Linux operating systems. The identified vulnerabilities primarily...