Dozens Of Linux Flaws Go Unpatched

The ClingSTUN backdoor is busy abusing the STUN protocol and dozens of flaws to spread on Linux. Why bother fixing vulnerabilities when malware propagates so well?

Source: SecurityWeek

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Same story, different day, as the charming ClingSTUN backdoor sets up shop on Linux systems by abusing dozens of unpatched flaws. Linux environments are the proud sufferers here, treated to a lovely back-connect proxy that stubbornly refuses to leave once persistence is established. If we ever intend to protect our fragile servers, resolving these dozens of ignored exploits and blocking unauthorized STUN proxy traffic would be a splendid start, though I shan't hold my breath. Why do we even bother?

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