SecurityWeek

19-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Root Access

Introduced in 2007, the CIFSwitch Linux kernel bug allows users to modify CIFS key description fields and gain root ...

New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions

A newly discovered local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed 'CIFSwitch' in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to forge CIFS authentication key descriptions, abuse the kernel's key request ...
OSTechNix

Docker Releases Mitigation for Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431)

Docker team released a mitigation for Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) vulnerability. Upgrade your Docker Engine to v29.4.3 or ...
Hackaday

Linux Fu: Fake Webcams Have Many Uses

Dealing with text streams is a fundamental skill for the Linux power user. You can sort, merge, and search text files easily ...
Security Boulevard

Enter the WasmForge: Compiling Sliver into WebAssembly

In our last post we used a Claude skill to systematically beat down VirusTotal detection rates on offensive security tools, ...