AnyDesk Linux exploit grants root access before connection approval
A pre-authentication remote code execution flaw in AnyDesk for Linux has been fully exploited, allowing attackers to gain root access without user approval.
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 118
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Clin...
Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access
Security researchers have published a full working exploit for a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw in AnyDesk Linux that gives attackers root acc...
Linux Backdoors Impersonate Email Security Tools to Evade Detection in Korea and Taiwan
Linux backdoors targeting telecom and network appliances in South Korea and Taiwan have been disguising their traffic as email services and seemingly legitim...
Critical WatchGuard Endpoint Security Flaw Exposes Kernel and Process Memory
A critical vulnerability exists in WatchGuard endpoint security products that could allow a local, authenticated attacker to bypass driver authentication and...
ClingSTUN Malware Turns Vulnerable IoT Devices Into Persistent Remote Proxy Nodes
ClingSTUN, a Linux backdoor that exploits unpatched internet-facing devices and converts them into persistent, remotely controlled proxy nodes. The malware c...
Hackers Exploit 24 IoT Vulnerabilities to Install ClingSTUN Linux Backdoor
Meet ClingSTUN, a new Linux backdoor that exploits IoT vulnerabilities, gives attackers remote command access and turns infected devices into proxy nodes.
ClingSTUN Linux Backdoor Abuses Public STUN Infrastructure
FortiGuard Labs examines how ClingSTUN exploits vulnerable devices and abuses public STUN servers to support a Linux proxy backdoor.
New Linux malware mimics network edge appliances to evade detection
Sophisticated malware developers are creating Linux implants that closely mimic Korean and Taiwanese network edge appliances, making them exceptionally diffi...
Linux Kernel CVE-2026-72018 Flaw Lets Local Attackers Gain Root Access
A high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-72018, lets a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges escalate to root. This exploitatio...
New Spectre v2 attack variant leaks Linux root password hash in minutes
A new Branch Target Reuse (BTR) attack has been devised that can recover root password hashes on Intel computers running Linux in 3-5 minutes on average. [.
New Spectre-v2 BTR Attack Leaks Linux Memory Despite Existing Defenses
A group of academics from VUSec and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna have disclosed details of a new Spectre CPU vulnerability variant that affects Just-In-Time (J...
New Spectre v2 Variant Exposes Intel, AMD, Arm CPUs to Data Leaks
Branch Target Reuse (BTR) is a new Spectre v2 attack targeting JIT compilers in web browsers, language runtimes, and the operating system kernel The post New...
No MDM for Linux? A 68-line Elastic workflow keeps every endpoint's config current
Elastic InfoSec runs Linux endpoint management through Elastic Defend with a scheduled workflow that gets Cursor and Codex config onto new laptops without pi...
Red Heron Exploits Critical Gitea Flaw to Steal Repositories and Deploy Linux Rootkit
A threat actor tracked as Red Heron has exploited the critical Gitea remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-60004 to steal source-code repositories, es...
In Other News: Clop Leak Site Takeover, Docker Botnet Hunts AI Keys, Water Utility Exposure
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: BragJack attack against browser AI assistants, TDengine flaw threatens industrial telemetry uptim...
14-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability Enables Root Access and Docker Escape
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s AF_ALG cryptographic interface, which has existed for 14 years, can let an unprivileged local attacker gain root access...
Ubuntu kernel CVE fixes are moving to a weekly release schedule
Ubuntu kernels will ship every week under a new release schedule from Canonical, which is merging its four-week cycle for regular Stable Release Updates (SRU...
CISA BOD 26-04 Timelines for Three Linux Kernel CVEs
Executive Summary CISA added three actively exploited Linux kernel vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2026-53266, and CVE-2025-39964 to its KEV Catalog on ...
Exploit Released for Unpatched Ubuntu Linux Flaw Enabling Host-Root Container Escape
A use-after-free in the Linux kernel's AF_UNIX socket subsystem can be used to escape a container and gain root on the host, security firm DepthFirst said in...