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Severe Gogs RCE Vulnerability Allows Any Authenticated User to Execute Arbitrary Code

A significant security vulnerability has emerged in Gogs, an open-source self-hosted Git service, allowing authenticated users to execute arbitrary code under specific conditions. This flaw, rated 9.4 on the CVSS scale, has not yet been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier, raising concerns about its oversight in the…

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Caution! Unprivileged Linux Users with UID Greater Than INT_MAX Can Execute Any Command

A significant vulnerability has been identified in Linux operating systems that could potentially allow users with low-privilege accounts to execute unauthorized system control commands. The flaw is attributed to PolicyKit—a toolkit that manages permissions and privileges on Unix-like systems. This issue, designated as CVE-2018-19788, affects PolicyKit version 0.115, which is…

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New Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities in Systemd Impact Most Linux Distributions

Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in Systemd Could Allow Privilege Escalation for Linux Systems Recent security research has unveiled three significant vulnerabilities affecting Systemd, the widely used init system and service manager for various Linux distributions. These security flaws pose a serious risk by enabling unprivileged local attackers or malware to gain…

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Severe RCE Vulnerability in Linux APT Enables Remote Attackers to Compromise Systems

Critical Vulnerability Found in APT-GET Utility Exposes Linux Systems to Remote Code Execution In a recent cybersecurity development, experts have raised alarms over a critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the APT-GET utility, a cornerstone of software management for numerous Linux distributions, including Debian and Ubuntu. Disclosed by security…

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Critical Linux Vulnerability Triggered by a Single Incorrect Character

Security Flaw in Linux Kernel Exposes Users to Privilege Escalation Risks A significant security vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-53111 has raised alarm among Linux users, particularly those utilizing Debian and Ubuntu systems. When verdict maps are removed from memory, certain system elements are intended to deactivate, followed by a decrement of…

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New Vulnerabilities Reactivate DMA Attacks on a Variety of Modern Computers

New Vulnerabilities Expose All Major Operating Systems to DMA Attacks Recent research has unveiled a significant security concern that affects widely-used operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to potentially bypass existing security measures against Direct Memory Access (DMA) attacks by exploiting newly…

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New Zero-Day Vulnerability in Google Chrome Discovered and Actively Exploited

A critical security vulnerability has been identified in Google Chrome that poses a significant risk to users. Discovered by Clement Lecigne, a security researcher from Google’s Threat Analysis Group, this flaw could enable remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, potentially giving them complete control over affected systems. Designated as CVE-2019-5786,…

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Adobe Issues Urgent Security Updates for Flash, Acrobat Reader, and Media Encoder

Adobe Issues Critical Software Updates to Address Security Vulnerabilities Adobe has released its latest round of software updates that patch a total of 87 security vulnerabilities concerning its major products, including Adobe Acrobat, Reader, Flash Player, and Media Encoder. A substantial majority of these vulnerabilities—84—are found within Adobe Acrobat and…

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Your Linux System is Vulnerable: Just Opening a File in Vim or Neovim Could Lead to Hacking

Linux users are currently facing a significant security risk. A newly uncovered vulnerability in the widely-used command-line text editors Vim and Neovim poses a serious threat, particularly for those who have not recently updated their systems. Discovered by security researcher Armin Razmjou, this high-severity bug (CVE-2019-12735) could allow unauthorized command…

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