Week in review: PolKit vulnerability, fake tax apps pushing malware, EU’s bug bounty for open source
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: PolKit vulnerability can give attackers root on many Linux distros (CVE-2021-4034) A memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2021-4034) in PolKit, a component used in major Linux distributions and some Unix-like operating systems, can be easily exploited by local unprivileged users to gain full root privileges. DazzleSpy: macOS backdoor delivered through watering hole attacks In late 2021, a never before seen macOS backdoor was … More
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