A critical vulnerability, commonly called “Ghost,” allows attackers to execute malicious code on Linux-based systems. For details on this vulnerability, see http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/highly-critical-ghost-allowing-code-execution-affects-most-linux-systems/.The following versions of Ubuntu already include protection against the vulnerability: <br> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.10Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libc6 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.20 <br> To determine the currently installed version of Ubuntu, enter the following command in… Continue reading Protecting Linux-based exacqVision Systems from the “Ghost” Vulnerability
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Shellshock Bash Vulnerability
What is it? A critical vulnerability has been reported in the GNU Bourne-Again Shell (also known as Bash), the common command-line shell used in many Linux/UNIX operating systems and Apple’s Mac OS X. This flaw could allow an attacker to remotely execute shell commands by attaching malicious code in environment variables used by the operating… Continue reading Shellshock Bash Vulnerability