Red Hat programmer discovers major security flaw in Linux
Thursday, March 6, 2014 - 09:30
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org) —Programmer Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos who works for Red Hat, has discovered a major security problem with the Linux operating system—a bug that could allow a hacker to create a certificate that could bypass the normal authenticity checks. Red Hat sent out an immediate alert and suggests all those who use its product update their software with a fix they've made available.