Tag: Linux

Understanding SELinux or Security Enhanced Linux

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SELinux refers to the security policy or security module that is integrated in Linux Kernel 2.6.*. SELinux offers US Department of Defence style mandatory access control and is much secure than PAM. It was...

DirtyCOW rises to exploit Linux based Systems Again

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Outreaching to the computer environment, again, an 11-year-old Linux bug is likely to preach and exploit user privileges on Linux based systems. DirtyCow is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux Kernel. According to...