Results for 'root'
Rootkits
Short bio The term “rootkit” comes from “root kit,” a package giving the highest privileges in the system. It is used...
“TootRoot” Mastodon vulnerabilities fixed: Admins, patch now!
July 11, 2023 - One of Twitter’s big rivals, Mastodon, recently finished fixing four issues which (in the worst case) allowed for the creation of files on...
A new rootkit comes to an ATM near you
March 22, 2022 - It’s not unusual to hear about malware created to affect automated teller machines (ATMs). Malware can be plantedat the ATM’s PC...
Linux “Dirty Pipe” vulnerability gives unprivileged users root access
March 11, 2022 - A vulnerability in the Linux kernel, nicknamed “Dirty Pipe”, allows an unprivileged user to overwrite data in read-only files. This can...
Samba patches critical vulnerability that allows remote code execution as root
February 1, 2022 - Samba developers have patched a vulnerabilitythat allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root on affected Samba installations that use...