Category: Security
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Ubuntu Issues Critical Update to Address Severe Security Vulnerability in CUPS
If you’ve somewhat followed Linux-related online discussions recently, you may have heard that a significant Linux security vulnerability was set to be announced. And now, it has been revealed: a critical remote code execution vulnerability within the CUPS printing system, which is implemented in most leading Linux distributions including Ubuntu, as well as Chrome OS.…
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App Not Working on Ubuntu 24.04? An AppArmor Update Could Be the Solution
If you’ve been experiencing issues getting some apps to run or work properly in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS it may be down to the distro using AppArmor to restrict the creation of user namespaces. This change (which I touched on in my article look at what’s new in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS) is there to bolster security.…
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Linux Mint Update: Unverified Flatpaks to Be Hidden in Software Manager
The Software Manager application in Linux Mint 22 is set to offer quicker start-up times and will implement a major security feature concerning search results. If you’re unfamiliar (seriously, have you been living on Mars? ;P), the Linux Mint Software Manager (package name mintinstall) enables users to install DEB packages from the Ubuntu/Linux Mint repositories…
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Critical Security Flaw Alert for Fedora Linux 40/41 and Rawhide Users by Red Hat
Today, Red Hat has issued an urgent security alert for Fedora Linux 40, Fedora Linux 41, and Fedora Rawhide users concerning a security flaw (CVE-2024-3094) found within the XZ Utils 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 packages. This flaw could potentially allow unauthorized remote access via SSH. It appears that the upstream tarballs of the XZ Utils 5.6.0…
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Warning from Security Experts: Exploit in Ubuntu Allows Pushing of Malicious Snaps
Researchers at Aqua Security have identified a security flaw in Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature. This gap could potentially be exploited by attackers to mislead users into installing harmful snaps. In a detailed blog post, researcher Ilay Goldman warns about the possible dangers of attackers exploiting the “command-not-found” utility to suggest their own harmful snap…