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SMB1 Protocol Officially Removed from Samba
As of the latest iteration of the Samba suite of tools, the original (and obsolete) SMB1 protocol has been removed and a few new features added.
Linux Kernel 5.17 Has Finally Arrived
After a slight delay of a week, the latest Linux kernel has been released with several new features and a really important security fix.
cPanel and WHM Bring Full Support to Ubuntu LTS
cPanel & WHM expand their offerings by adding full support for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Dirty Pipe Might be the Most Severe Vulnerability to Hit Linux in Years
This newly discovered vulnerability is the most severe issue to hit Linux since Dirty Cow reared its ugly head in 2016.
AlmaLinux 8.5 Now Available For PowerPC Hardware
The developers of AlmaLinux have released a version of the server-centric OS for PowerPC to bring it closer to parity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
A Decades-old Linux Backdoor has been Discovered
Bvp47, linked to the NSA, originally discovered in 2013 by Advanced Cyber Security Research and widely ignored, has finally been detected and tagged.
Linux in the Cloud Being Targeted by Ransomware
VMware released a report detailing more and more ransomware is targeting Linux host images used for workloads in virtualized environments.
Intel Releases Microcode to Provide Important Security Fixes
Intel has published important CPU microcode, via their GitHub repository, that contains updates going back to their 4th Gen Core CPUs.
Linux Kernel 5.17 Code Merge Window is Closed
The upcoming Linux kernel is now available for testing and includes the usual collection of bug fixes, new features, and additional hardware support.
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