Tag: Root
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What CISOs Can Learn From Big Breaches: Focus on the Root Causes
There have been dozens of mega-breaches in the past decade and over 9,000 reported breaches. Unsurprisingly, many breaches are unreported, …
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Apple Patches 10-Year-Old macOS SUDO Root Privilege Escalation Bug
Apple has rolled out a fix for a critical sudo vulnerability in macOS Big Sur, Catalina, and Mojave that could allow unauthenticated local …
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Getting to the Root: How Researchers Identify Zero-Days in the Wild
When a zero-day vulnerability is exploited in the wild, it’s essential to identify the bug at the root of the attack. This “root cause …
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Critical Vulnerability in Data Centre Configuration Tool Gives “Full Remote Command Execution as Root
Two critical vulnerabilities in the software of the open source Salt project have been awarded the highest possible CVSS score of 10 — …
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IBM Rejects 0Day Disclosure: Remote Exploit Gives Root, No Patch Yet
A cyber security researcher has publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in IBM’s Data Risk Manager, claiming that Big Blue refused to action …
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New Sudo Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers to Obtain Full Root Privileges
New Sudo Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers to Obtain Full Root Privileges Feb 03, 2020, 10:00 (0 Talkback[s]) (Other stories by Marius …
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Sudo Bug Lets Non-Privileged Linux and macOS Users Run Commands as Root
Joe Vennix of Apple security has found another significant vulnerability in sudo utility that under a specific configuration could allow …
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A Vulnerability In Linux Sudo Let the Restricted Linux Users to Run Commands as Root
A new vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux Sudo program let unprivileged users can run the command as root by specifying the user …
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Sudo Flaw Lets Linux Users Run Commands As Root Even When They’re Restricted
Attention Linux Users! A vulnerability has been discovered in Sudo—one of the most important, powerful, and commonly used utilities that …
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Mail System Vulnerability Delivers Root Privileges
Exim, the mail transfer agent used by more than half the email servers on the Internet, has a vulnerability. The flaw, found in versions …
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2.3 Billion Files Exposed Online: The Root Causes
Misconfigured file storage technologies and a lack of basic security controls are the root causes for the inadvertent online exposure of …
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Fifth of Docker Containers Have No Root Passwords
Fifth of Docker Containers Have No Root Passwords A fifth of the world’s most popular Docker containers contain a security issue which …
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