Calling all Linux users: Shit's gettin' real

[flibberdipper]

Yay, my title making skills suck.

 

Apparently there is a critical GHOST vulnerability, which is as bad as Heartbleed and Shellshock. It's a vulnerability in the GNU C Library.

 

 

A highly critical vulnerability has been unearthed in the GNU C Library (glibc), a widely used component of most Linux distributions, that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on servers and remotely gain control of Linux machines.

 

The vulnerability, dubbed "GHOST" and assigned CVE-2015-0235, was discovered and disclosed by the security researchers from Redwood Shores, California-based security firm Qualys on Tuesday.

 

CRITICAL AS HEARTBLEED AND SHELLSHOCK

GHOST is considered to be critical because hackers could exploit it to silently gain complete control of a targeted Linux system without having any prior knowledge of system credentials (i.e. administrative passwords).

 

The flaw represents an immense Internet threat, in some ways similar to the Heartbleed, Shellshock and Poodle bugs that came to light last year.

So... Yeah. Not good at all. But... There is some hope.

 

 

FIXES AVAILABLE FOR SOME LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS

However, major distributors of the Linux operating system, including Red Hat, Debian and Ubuntu, updated their software on Tuesday to thwart the serious cyber threat. In order to update systems, core functions or the entire affected server reboot is required.

 

Red Hat, the No. 1 provider of Linux software to businesses, recommends its customers to update their systems "as soon as possible to mitigate any potential risk."

 

http://thehackernews.com/2015/01/ghost-linux-security-vulnerability27.html

 

https://access.redhat.com/articles/1332213

[Kyuubixchidori]

In before linux dont get viriuses.

 

 

I see the big issue with this is the massive servers that are running a form of linux

[Master Disaster]

Repost.

[Jobbe03]

Oh how i want to link the tons of comments i got about how Linux was more secure than windows

[Forcebreaker]

Repost. 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/299785-like-zoinks-linux-ghost-vulnerability/

[Decon]

Yay, my title making skills suck.

 

Apparently there is a critical GHOST vulnerability, which is as bad as Heartbleed and Shellshock. It's a vulnerability in the GNU C Library.

 

So... Yeah. Not good at all. But... There is some hope.

 

 

http://thehackernews.com/2015/01/ghost-linux-security-vulnerability27.html

 

https://access.redhat.com/articles/1332213

 

Exploit hype bro

[Master Disaster]

Repost.

In before linux dont get viriuses.

 

 

I see the big issue with this is the massive servers that are running a form of linux

A vulnerability is not a virus.

[flibberdipper]

Repost. 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/299785-like-zoinks-linux-ghost-vulnerability/

Son of a words that can not be said. I even scanned through the topic since the search shit never works.

[Kyuubixchidori]

A vulnerability is not a virus.

whoops sorry. May lead to virus/same result as a virus*

 

Just a joke. know its way better security wise then some other OS's. 

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Oh how i want to link the tons of comments i got about how Linux was more secure than windows

Inb4 Windows master race - @WindowsFanBoysOfLTT - Windows is best - Windows is better than...

 

A vulnerability which targets servers, and not directed at users of Linux but rather web masters overseeing Linux based servers. 

[Jobbe03]

Inb4 Windows master race - @WindowsFanBoysOfLTT - Windows is best - Windows is better than...

 

A vulnerability which targets servers, and not directed at users of Linux but rather web masters overseeing Linux based servers. 

Never claimed to be a windows fanboy. It's all personal preference, but some people just do not like being told that both have pro's and con's