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AI

Linux Foundation Backs New TRACE AI Security Standard

TRACE aims to help prove that sensitive data in organizations is being handled “according to policy” by AI agents and open weight models.

LINDSEY O'DONNELL-WELCH · AUG 25 · 2 min
Grafana

Grafana Investigating Token Compromise and Extortion Attempt

An “unauthorized party” obtained a token with access to the Grafana Labs GitHub environment and downloaded Grafana’s codebase.

Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch · 2 min
Intrusions

Ongoing Supply Chain Attack Expands to PyPi

Researchers have linked the compromise to the “Mini Shai-Hulud” campaign, which has been ongoing for several weeks and is associated with TeamPCP.

Dennis Fisher · 3 min
Linux

New Dirty Frag Linux Bug Emerges

The vulnerability class is a potent new iteration of kernel bugs that corrupt the page cache of read-only files and is a follow-on to the recently disclosed Copy Fail Linux LPE bug.

Dennis Fisher · 3 min
AI

A Copy Fail FAQ

The latest branded bug is a slick, portable LPE in many Linux kernels going back to 2017.

Dennis Fisher · 3 min
Malware

Supply Chain Attack Hits Axios NPM Packages

Axios is a dependency in nearly 80% of all cloud and code environments and sees approximately 100 million downloads per week.

Dennis Fisher · 4 min
Linux

High-Risk Authentication Bypass Flaw Found in Telnetd

The flaw is in the way that the telnetd server handles some specific user-supplied data. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability would be able to bypass the authentication path and gain root privileges.

Dennis Fisher · 1 min
Open Source

GitHub Aims to Improve npm Security After Malware Campaigns

GitHub said the changes will help “fortify the security of the software supply chain” after a recent surge of attacks targeting the npm ecosystem.

Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch · 4 min

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