tlslookieloo 0.1.0 Released

After a few months of working on it on the side tlslookieloo 0.1.0 is finally out the door. I'm releasing it as an alpha version; because, I worked on it alone for the most part. Keane Wolter (@d43m0n3y3, LinkedIn) helped out by reviewing the documentation and smoke tested it on a different platform. Why build … Continue reading tlslookieloo 0.1.0 Released →

A Broader Issue Exposed by CVE-2018-14665

CVE-2018-144665 refers to "An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges." Here's the link to Matthew Hickey's tweet that shows the exploit. I'm not … Continue reading A Broader Issue Exposed by CVE-2018-14665 →