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Affecting every major distribution since 2011, the Linux kernel vulnerability allows attackers to gain root access.
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A variant of DirtyFrag, the flaw allows unprivileged local users to manipulate the Linux page cache and gain root privileges.
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Microsoft is preparing a private preview of new Windows endpoint security platform capabilities to help antimalware vendors create solutions that run outside the kernel.
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Qualys has disclosed two Linux vulnerabilities that can be chained for full root access, and CISA added a flaw to its KEV catalog.
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SecurityWeek talked to David Weston, VP enterprise and OS security at Microsoft, to discuss Windows kernel access and safe deployment practices.
Endpoint Security
Microsoft is revamping how anti-malware tools interact with the Windows kernel to avoid another CrowdStrike faulty update catastrophe.
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A new Linux kernel exploitation technique named SLUBStick makes heap vulnerabilities more dangerous.
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CISA instructs federal agencies to mitigate CVE-2024-1086, a Linux kernel flaw leading to privilege escalation.
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A new Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as StackRot and CVE-2023-3269 shows the exploitability of use-after-free-by-RCU (UAFBR) bugs.
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Impacting Zoom annotation, the bug could be exploited by a meeting participant to execute code on another participant’s machine.
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A use-after-free in the afd.sys Windows kernel-mode driver has been exploited to gain SYSTEM privileges.
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