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Flipping Pages: An analysis of a new #Linux #vulnerability in #nf_tables and hardened exploitation techniques
> A tale about exploiting KernelCTF Mitigation, Debian, and Ubuntu instances with a double-free in nf_tables in the Linux kernel, using novel techniques like Dirty Pagedirectory. All without even having to recompile the exploit for different kernel targets once.
Someone in the IT department of my bank (Komerční banka) is acting smarter than they should be.
When I tried to log in to the Internet banking, I got a message saying that "OS Linux is no longer secure" and recommending that I use an up-to-date OS, e.g. Windows 11.
I thought we were past these times. 🤦
I just saw that Mozilla is retiring the Mozilla Location Service which provides an open, crowdsourced alternative to proprietary location services from Google and other vendors. 😰
https://github.com/mozilla/ichnaea/issues/2065
This is used by GNOME and thus Fedora, Ubuntu, Endless OS, etc. to help provide OS-level location services without requiring every app to implement its own. And apparently a patent troll is part of the reason Mozilla stopped investing in it. 🙃
#OpenSource #Linux #GNOME #Mozilla
Retiring the Mozilla Location Service · Issue #2065 · mozilla/ichnaea
The accuracy of Mozilla Location Service (MLS) has steadily declined. With no plans to restart the stumbler program or increase investments to MLS we have made the decision to retire the service. I...GitHub
#GParted 1.6 Open-Source Partition Editor Improves exFAT Support and Fixes Bugs https://9to5linux.com/gparted-1-6-open-source-partition-editor-improves-exfat-support-and-fixes-bugs
#OpenSource #Linux #FreeSoftware
GParted 1.6 Open-Source Partition Editor Improves exFAT Support and Fixes Bugs - 9to5Linux
GParted 1.6 open-source partition editor software is now available for downoad with improved exFAT support and various bug fixes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
#KDE Slimbook V Is the World’s First AMD-Only #Linux Laptop to Ship with the KDE Plasma 6 Desktop https://9to5linux.com/kde-slimbook-v-is-the-worlds-first-linux-laptop-to-ship-with-kde-plasma-6
KDE Slimbook V Is the World's First Linux Laptop to Ship with KDE Plasma 6 - 9to5Linux
KDE Slimbook V announced as the world's first Linux-powered laptop to ship with the soon-to-be-released KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)