Linux cryptographic code flaw offers fast route to root
2026-04-30T07:23:58Z•847c642d66ad1c96f836635a2a527aae99f2c40d9ae8921549b293dfef1cca10
CISAFirestarterGPS spoofing detectionGitHubGrassMarlinLPELapsus$MicrosoftNSAOTShinyHuntersVectWindowsbackdoorbreachcryptographydata-theftexploitationlinuxlocal privilege escalationpatchesransomwaresupply chainwiperzero-click
What happened
This feed collects multiple high-impact security stories: a Linux cryptographic logic flaw enabling a fast local privilege escalation is being patched by major distributions; Microsoft and CISA warn of an actively exploited zero‑click Windows vulnerability; CISA flags a data‑theft bug in the NSA’s GrassMarlin OT networking tool; Wiz disclosed a high‑severity GitHub infrastructure flaw allowing remote access to private repos; a previously unknown Firestarter backdoor was removed from a U.S. federal network; and an ongoing supply‑chain campaign is targeting security/dev tools (including a Checkm
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- theregister_security
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- 847c642d66ad1c96f836635a2a527aae99f2c40d9ae8921549b293dfef1cca10
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- 2026-04-30T07:23:58Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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