Linux software repositories have many benefits. But, like what happens in app stores, companies end support for them and your system stops getting updates. Eight years ago, Nokia released a ...

Immediately after the 2011 break-in, the Linux Foundation began "mandating a fairly strict authentication policy for those developers who commit directly to the git repositories housing the Linux ...

A severe vulnerability has been patched in Git software source code to prevent remote code execution attacks being launched at users. The bug, which is industry-wide, was disclosed on Tuesday. Git, ...

Independent consultant and security contractor Max Justicz discovered a remote code execution issue in the APT high level package manager used by Debian, Ubuntu, and other related Linux distributions.

If you’ve ever used a modern Linux distribution, you’ve likely experienced the convenience of installing and updating software with a single command. Package managers, the tools behind this ease of ...