LinuxSecurity Contributor - Anthony Pell
Anthony Pell
Anthony Pell is an experienced Linux admin with decades of experience managing Linux systems. He is also an experienced pentester and ethical hacker who enjoys finding and fixing vulnerabilities in open-source software. Anthony loves writing about Linux security-related topics and has contributed content to LinuxSecurity.com for many years.
Education: Pentest Penguin Polytechnic: "Keep Calm and sudo On"
Experience: Experienced Linux Sysadmin, Pentester & Ethical Hacker
Citizenship: USA
Articles From Anthony Pell
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Gentoo: GLSA-202401-21: KTextEditor: Arbitrary Local Code Execution
15 January 2024
A vulnerability has been found in KTextEditor where local code can be executed without user interact
Gentoo Linux Distribution - Security Advisories
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Gentoo: GLSA-202401-20: QPDF: Buffer Overflow
15 January 2024
A vulnerability has been found in QPDF which can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Gentoo Linux Distribution - Security Advisories
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Gentoo: GLSA-202401-19: Opera: Multiple Vulnerabilities
15 January 2024
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Opera, the worst of which can lead to remote code execut
Gentoo Linux Distribution - Security Advisories
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Gentoo: GLSA-202401-18: zlib: Buffer Overflow
15 January 2024
A vulnerability has been found in zlib that can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Gentoo Linux Distribution - Security Advisories
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Your Go-To Docker Container Security & Testing Guide
15 January 2024
With the growing popularity of Docker containerization, security must be a top priority as admins
Linux Security Week
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Gentoo: GLSA-202401-17: libgit2: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
14 January 2024
A vulnerability has been found in libgit2 which could result in privilege escalation.
Gentoo Linux Distribution - Security Advisories
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WireX Announces the Release of Immunix OS 6.2 and StackGuard 2.0
13 January 2024
"Immunix" is a family of tools designed to enhance system integrity by hardening system components a
Server Security
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New software 'shreds' e-mail
13 January 2024
Law-enforcement authorities are troubled by a new kind of software being released Wednesday that sou
Network Security
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Mind Games - Social Engineering
13 January 2024
This small article is a brief overview on social engineering. It talks a bit about the psychology
Network Security
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Quantum Cryptography Finally Commercialized
12 January 2024
Start-up MagiQ Technologies, from Somerville, Massachusetts, has released the first commercial imple
Cryptography
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Gentoo: GLSA-202401-16: FreeRDP: Multiple Vulnerabilities
12 January 2024
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeRDP, the worst of which could result in code ex
Gentoo Linux Distribution - Security Advisories
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Gentoo: GLSA-202401-15: Prometheus SNMP Exporter: Basic Authentication
12 January 2024
A vulnerability has been found in Prometheus SNMP Exporter which could allow for authentication bypa
Gentoo Linux Distribution - Security Advisories