Security Patches and 'Linux' FUD
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Security updates for Friday [LWN.net]
Security updates have been issued by Debian (libcommons-net-java), Fedora (python3.6), and SUSE (conmon, polkit-default-privs, thunderbird, and webkit2gtk3).
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New Linux malware uses 30 plugin exploits to backdoor WordPress sites [Ed: Microsoft-connected tries to badmouth GNU/Linux and free software with a word salad, mistaking malware for "back doors" and not bothering to explain the machines need to be compromised in the first place (somehow)]
A previously unknown Linux malware has been exploiting 30 vulnerabilities in multiple outdated WordPress plugins and themes to inject malicious JavaScript.