In January 2019, current versions of Ubuntu Linux were found to be vulnerable to local privilege escalation due to a bug in the snapd API. This repository contains the original exploit POC, which is being made available for research and education. For a detailed walkthrough of the vulnerability and the […]
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Linux Kernel is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel. Failed exploits may result in denial-of-service conditions. The Kernel Address Sanitizer (KASAN) that detects dynamic memory errors within the Linux kernel code has just picked […]
Everyone likes a new Kali update! The big marquee update of this release is the update of Metasploit to version 5.0, which is their first major release since version 4.0 came out in 2011. Metasploit 5.0 is a massive update that includes database and automation APIs, new evasion capabilities, and usability improvements throughout. […]
Increasing the TXpower above what is allowed in your country can be illegal. If you decide to make these changes to your system and use the wireless above the allowed legal limit, that is down to you and I will not be held responsible. This document is for educational research […]
So today i go home and fired up the Windows 10 PC with all of my drives Bitlockered. Long story short, one of my drives was throwing up some I/O error and i was unable to open the drive. At this point, I was thinking, hmm ok , let’s just […]
On october 19 2016, the Dirty Cow vulnerability went public (which is kernel privilege escalation vulnerability) . From what I have read and test, the exploit is working only on Centos 7/ RHEL7 / Cloudlinux 7 distros . CVE-2016-5195 Why is it called the Dirty COW bug? “A race condition […]
Linux running web servers appear to be at risk of a new strain of ransomware called FairWare. Three Linux administrators, at least for now, have already complained about being targeted by the malicious newcomer. People, who were having trouble with ransomware support thread and posted their quandary on the […]
Welcome back to the RedPacket Security website. An important milestone for Offensive Security has come with the first public release of Kali Linux rolling distribution. Kali switched to a rolling release model back when they hit version 2.0 (codename “sana”), however the rolling release was only available via an upgrade from 2.0 […]
So I have had my kippo honeypot running for a while and got some pretty good statistics from it. But after a while I got bored and turned it all off. I decided to fire it back up again and got some interesting hits from 125.88.177.248. It seems to be trying […]
SYMANTEC is reporting about Linux.Wifatch They are suggesting that it might be a good guy type of internet threat that wants to solve problems with the Internet of Things. I know that this sounds a little strange, and not your usual computer infection, It’s like a cyber Batman helping people out. […]
The XOR DDoS botnet can generate attacks more powerful than most businesses can withstand A Linux botnet has grown so powerful that it can generate crippling distributed denial-of-service attacks at over 150 Gbps, many times greater than a typical company’s infrastructure can withstand. The malware behind the botnet is known as […]
We’re still buzzing and recovering from the Black Hat and DEF CON conferences where we finished presenting our new Kali Linux Dojo, which was a blast. With the help of a few good people, the Dojo rooms were set up ready for the masses – where many generated their very […]
The Team behind Kali Linux have been awfully quiet lately, which usually means something is brewing below the surface. In the past few months they have been working feverishly on the next generation of Kali Linux and it’s looking as if they are really happy with how it’s looking so far. There’s a lot […]