Linux systems support pipes that enable passing output from one command to another, but they also support 'named pipes,' which are quite different. Most people who spend time on the Linux command line ...

Just about every Linux user is familiar with the process of piping data from one process to another using | signs. It provides an easy way to send output from one command to another and end up with ...

The dangerous Linux privilege escalation flaw dubbed Dirty Pipe that was recently disclosed could also impact applications and systems that use containerization through tools such as Docker, ...

If you use just about any modern command line, you probably understand the idea of pipes. Pipes are the ability to connect the output from one program to the input of another. For example, you can ...

On Monday, a cybersecurity researcher released the details of a Linux vulnerability that allows an attacker to overwrite data in arbitrary read-only files. The vulnerability -- CVE-2022-0847 -- was ...

If you have any experience with the Linux command line, you’ve probably used a pipe to solve tasks by combining simple ...

One of the best things about working at the Linux (or similar OS) command line is the use of pipes. In simple terms, a pipe takes the output of one command and sends it to the input of another command ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since I first came across the Useless Use of Cat (UUOC) awards. Unix notable and Perl disciple Randall Schwartz had begun handing out these embarrassing awards around 1995 to ...

There are currently no mitigations for the severe Linux kernel bug, QNAP warned on Monday. The “Dirty Pipe” Linux kernel flaw – a high-severity vulnerability in all major distros that grants root ...

A notorious Linux vulnerability has been reportedly injecting malicious code into the root processes. The so-called high-risk security threat "Dirty Pipe" can pull off data overwriting for the ...