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Submission + - Kali Linux 2021.1 released: Tweaked DEs and terminals, new tools, Silicon Macs

Submitted by Finuz on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @04:28PM

Finuz writes: Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2021.1, the latest version of its popular open source penetration testing platform. You can download itor upgrade to it. Kali NetHunter, the distro’s mobile pentesting platform, now has an upgraded BusyBox engine and tools updated to the latest version (or, in some cases, completely rewritten). There are two new Kali ARM images: one that can be used with VMs on Apple Silicon Macs (Apple M1) and the other for the Raspberry Pi 400’s wireless card.

Submission + - "Serious" vulnerability found in Libgcrypt, GnuPG's cryptographic library

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 29, 2021 @07:28AM

An anonymous reader writes: Libgcrypt 1.9.0, the newest version of a cryptographic library integrated in the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) free encryption software, has a “severe” security vulnerability and should not be used, warned Werner Koch. Koch, who is the principal developer behind GnuPG and the author of Libgcrypt, sent the urgent warning via the project’s mailing list.

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