Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGoogle pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down14cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1273arrow-down1external-linkGoogle pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapesarstechnica.comPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square54linkfedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareegregiousRac@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·1 month agoWindows desktops are targeted because any place you have a user, you have a vulnerability. The vast majority of Linux installs are servers with extremely limited user activity, which narrows the attack vectors significantly.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·1 month agoIn any system, the human is usually the weakest link.
Windows desktops are targeted because any place you have a user, you have a vulnerability. The vast majority of Linux installs are servers with extremely limited user activity, which narrows the attack vectors significantly.
In any system, the human is usually the weakest link.