LinuxSecurity Contributor - Brittany Day
Articles From Brittany Day
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How DEB Packages Are Backdoored and How to Detect It
Did you know attackers can modify the scripts packaged in a DEB file to gain unauthorized
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How to Change Root Password of MySQL or MariaDB in Linux: Step-by-Step Guide
MySQL and MariaDB are popular relational database management systems used for storing and
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How To Mitigate Critical PHP Info Disclosure, Code Execution Bugs
PHP is one of the most widely-used server-side scripting languages, but with great popularity com
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Critical PHP Info Disclosure, Code Execution Bugs Fixed
Two major security vulnerabilities were recently discovered in PHP. It was discovered tha
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Mitigations for Severe JOSE for C/C++ DoS, Info Disclosure Bug Released
It was discovered that JOSE for C/C++ AES GCM decryption routine incorrectly uses the Tag
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SELinux In Linux 6.6 Removes References To Its Origins At The US NSA
Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) has been part of the mainline kernel for two decades to
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How To Secure Your Systems Against Severe ClamAV DoS Bug
In the vast realms of the Linux universe, a silent vulnerability known as
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Mitigations for Important Vim Code Execution, DoS Vulns Released
Several denial of service (DoS) and code execution vulnerabilities have been discovered i
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Remotely Exploitable ClamAV DoS Bug Discovered & Fixed
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing HFS+ files (
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21 Severe Chromium Vulns Fixed - Update Now!
Twenty-one severe vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, including multiple use aft
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When Betting on Linux Security, Look at the Big Picture
Recently, an article crossed my path that made me smile. There’s not much
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The Unseen Potential of Wake-on-LAN
Will the pre-pandemic norm of exclusively in-office work ever return? The answer is a resounding
