Cybernews

One tiny exploit gives full Linux access: all kernels since 2017 are vulnerable

The critical "Copy Fail" bug (CVE-2026-31431) affects all Linux kernels since 2017, allowing unprivileged local users to gain ...
9to5Mac

‘Black dot’ bug is the latest Unicode text handling flaw to crash iPhone and iPads, works on iOS 11.3 and iOS 11.4

A new Unicode text bug is being spread around today, popularised by a video by EverythingApplePro. It’s being called the ‘black dot’ bug because of its origins on Android as a bug relating to WhatsApp ...
ZDNet

Bug bounty drives VLC's biggest patch but attracts 'a-holes, scriptkiddies, scammers'

Developers of the hugely popular open-source media player, VLC, have released the project's biggest patch since launching in 2001, thanks to an EU-funded bug-bounty program. But despite improving ...
ZDNet

New iPhone text-bomb bug: Just receiving this Sindhi character notification crashes iPhones

iOS 13.4.1, the latest version of Apple's mobile OS, will crash if an iPhone or iPad merely receives an app notification with a particular string of characters in the Sindhi language. The latest 'text ...