David Both
A local, privilege escalation vulnerability exists in all versions of PackageKit from 1.02 through and including 1.3.4.
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Don Watkins
1 The first Linux CD I bought in the mid-1990s was Red Hat 5.0. It came with...
1 Whenever I change passwords on my systems, I need to try to think up ones that...
Jim Hall
This example shows why it is important that users should not be able to edit scripts that...
If you’ve been hanging around Both.org for a while, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that I much prefer using...
SELinux was developed by the NSA to provide a highly secure computing environment. True to the GPL,...
Two new vulnerabilities in the core dump handlers for Ubuntu, RHEL, and Fedora, allow access to critical...
Image via Creative Commons, modified by Both.org Security is a critically important part of using and administering...
1 It breaks iptables with no warning I’m rather angry right now but I promise to remain...
I sometimes need to create an encrypted password for use in scripts when adding one or more...
We can’t be too careful about ensuring that our personal data is safe, both paper documents and...
I use Linux for many reasons. These best reasons may help you understand why..
Gaurav Kamathe
Image via Creative Commons, modified by Both.org Introduction There are many different ways of protecting a system,...
Alan Formy-Duval
Image by: Opensource.com CC-by-SA 4.0 Every file and directory on a Linux system is owned by someone,...
Each picture you take with a digital camera contains numerous tags that provide a great deal of...