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Canonical released after six months their Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS point release with Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS now available to download with Linux kernel 5.11 and Mesa 3D 21 Drivers, Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. “Ubuntu” is an ancient African word, meaning “humanity to others”. The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world. Ubuntu 20.04.3 comes with Linux kernel 5.11 which was support to newer hardware with clean installation, although older installed system just upgrade with patch and packages, Ubuntu 20.04.3 Comes with Gnome 3.36.8 by default, updated Ubuntu 20.04.3 iso file comes with all the upgraded latest packages after install you don’t need to perform package upgrade [hide][Hidden Content]]

BlackArch Linux is an Arch Linux-based penetration testing distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. The repository contains over 2700 tools. You can install tools individually or in groups. BlackArch Linux is compatible with existing Arch installs. BlackArch Linux is an open-source distribution of Linux derived from the lightweight and powerful Arch Linux operating system and designed from the ground up to be used by security professionals for penetration testing tasks. ChangeLog 2021.09.01: 2700 tools! A new version of the text-based installer (v1.2.22), kernel 5.13.10, enhanced vim setup more [hide][Hidden Content]]

BlackArch Linux is an Arch Linux-based penetration testing distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. The repository contains 2428 tools. You can install tools individually or in groups. BlackArch Linux is compatible with existing Arch installs. BlackArch Linux is an open-source distribution of Linux derived from the lightweight and powerful Arch Linux operating system and designed from the ground up to be used by security professionals for penetration testing tasks. ChangeLog 2020.06.01: added more than 150 new tools disabled iptables/ip6tables service remove unneeded virtualbox services (drag’n’drop, vmsvga-x11) replace wicd with wifi-radar (gui) and wifi-menu (curses -> netctl) updated blackarch-installer to v1.1.45 included linux kernel 5.6.14 QA’ed and fixed a lot of packages (runtime exec, missing dependencies) updated all vim plugins and improved vim config options updated all blackarch tools and packages including config files updated all system packages updated all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox) [HIDE][Hidden Content]]

The Microsoft Windows kernel suffers from an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in nt!MiRelocateImage while parsing a malformed PE file. View the full article

The Microsoft Windows kernel suffers from an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in CI!HashKComputeFirstPageHash while parsing a malformed PE file. View the full article

The Microsoft Windows kernel suffers from an out-of-bounds read in nt!MiParseImageLoadConfig while parsing a malformed PE file. View the full article

The Microsoft Windows kernel suffers from an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in CI!CipFixImageType while parsing a malformed PE file. View the full article

The Microsoft Windows kernel suffers from a null pointer dereference vulnerability in nt!MiOffsetToProtos while parsing a malformed PE file. View the full article

Microsoft Windows Kernel suffers from a TTF font processing win32k!ulClearTypeFilter pool corruption vulnerability in win32k.sys. View the full article

The RDP termdd.sys driver improperly handles binds to internal-only channel MS_T120, allowing a malformed Disconnect Provider Indication message to cause a use-after-free. With a controllable data/size remote nonpaged pool spray, an indirect call gadget of the freed channel is used to achieve arbitrary code execution. View the full article

macOS version 18.7.0 kernel local privilege escalation exploit that may only work on Macs before 2016. View the full article

BlackArch Linux 2019.09.01 Releases: Linux kernel 5.2.9, added more than 150 new tools BlackArch Linux is an open source distribution of Linux derived from the lightweight and powerful Arch Linux operating system and designed from the ground up to be used by security professionals for penetration testing tasks. The repository contains more than 2050 tools. You can install tools individually or in groups. BlackArch Linux is compatible with existing Arch installs. For more information, see the installation instructions. ChangeLog 2019.09.01: added more than 150 new tools added terminus font for all WMs (thanks to psf for i3-wm bugfixes) included linux kernel 5.2.9 new ~/.vim and ~/.vimrc (thanks to noptrix offering his config files) updated blackarch-installer to v1.1.19 various improvements and bugfixes removed dwm window manager replaced the default terminal xterm with rxvt-unicode updated look&feel: new BlackArch theme for WMs, grub, syslinux, etc. (special thanks to Erik!) QA’ed and fixed all packages (runtime exec). updated all blackarch tools and packages including config files updated all system packages updated all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox) [HIDE][Hidden Content]]

On Microsoft Windows, the RPCSS Activation Kernel RPC server's security callback can be bypassed resulting in elevation of privilege. View the full article

Pop! _OS, the recently released Linux distribution for the well-known Linux notebook maker System76, is based on the Ubuntu and GNOME desktop environments and aims to provide users with a personalized and fresh experience. Although based on the GNOME desktop environment, System76 customizes user interfaces, drivers, and more, with a modern, simple look and a better user experience. The creative and functional focus of Pop! _OS is aimed at professional users, making Linux desktops more productive and a great helper for engineers, developers, and computer scientists. The Pop!_OS developer recently released the Pop!_OS 19.04 ISO image. This version includes the following features: -The Slim Mode option maximizes your screen real estate by reducing the height of the header on application windows -Dark Mode gives your applications a relaxing ambience for nighttime viewing. Both Dark Mode and Slim Mode can be activated in the Appearance settings menu. -Refresh Install allows you to reinstall Pop!_OS without losing Users and any data in your Home directories. This feature is available from the recovery partition on new installations (not upgrades). For more information on how to do this, click here. -Pop!_OS has been updated to use version 5.0 of the Linux kernel -GNOME has been updated to version 3.32 -Packaging for both CUDA 10.1 and Tensorflow 1.13.1 toolkits -Gamehub and Lutris are now available through the Pop!_Shop -Popsicle, the installation media creator for Pop!_OS, has been improved to remove the possibility of UI freezes. -The NVIDIA driver has been updated from 410 to 418, which provides new hardware support, security and stability fixes, and improves GNOME Shell animations. More… [HIDE][Hidden Content]]

The Qualcomm Android kernel suffers from a use-after-free vulnerability via an incorrect set_page_dirty() in KGSL. View the full article

This is a write up detailing the root cause of the kernel privilege escalation vulnerabilities Microsoft patched on March 12, 2019. View the full article

Linux Kernel version 4.4 (Ubuntu 16.04) suffers from a snd_timer_user_ccallback() kernel pointer leak vulnerability. View the full article

iOS and MacOS suffer from a kernel heap overflow in PF_KEY due to lack of bounds checking when retrieving statistics. View the full article

iOS and macOS suffer from an if_ports_used_update_wakeuuid() 16-byte uninitialized kernel stack disclosure vulnerability. View the full article

Linux kernel version 4.13 suffers from a compat_get_timex() kernel pointer leak vulnerability. View the full article

Linux kernel version 4.4 rtnetlink stack memory disclosure exploit. View the full article

Linux Kernel version 4.8 on Ubuntu 16.04 suffers from an sctp kernel pointer leak vulnerability. View the full article

Microsoft Windows 10 1803 and 1809 have an issue with unnamed kernel object creation. It's possible to default the security descriptor owner or mandatory label to the value from an Identification level impersonation token leading to elevation of privilege. View the full article

Linux kernel versions prior to 4.11.8 suffer from an mq_notify: double sock_put() local privilege escalation vulnerability. View the full article

The Linux kernel suffers from a ptr leak via BPF due to a broken subtraction check. View the full article