Colossal Intel Update Anchored by Critical Privilege-Escalation Bugs

A massive Intel security update this month addresses flaws across a myriad of products – most notably, critical bugs that can be exploited by unauthenticated cybercriminals in order to gain escalated privileges. These critical flaws exist in products related to Wireless Bluetooth – including...

Four-Year-Old Critical Linux Wi-Fi Bug Allows System Compromise

A critical Linux bug has been discovered that could allow attackers to fully compromise vulnerable machines. A fix has been proposed but has not yet been incorporated into the Linux kernel. The flaw CVE-2019-17666, which was classified as critical in severity, exists in the “rtlwifi” driver, whic...