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How to detect and fix Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195) issues on Ubuntu kernel

imtiaz October 26, 2016 Linux / Security / UbuntuLeave a comment

A serious bug has been detected recently in Linux kernel named Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195). An unprivileged local user can use this flaw to gain write access in the system. The bug existed since around 2.6.22+ (release in 2007) and was fixed on Oct 18, 2016. Exploitation of this bug does …

How to automate your IT infrastructure with puppet

imtiaz October 23, 2016 Linux / PuppetOne Comment

Hello everyone. In my previous article named “One puppet to rule them all“, I told you about what puppet is and how it works. if you miss the first part you can find it here. In this part i’ll show you the installation and configuration of Puppet. In real life …