Cybersecurity expert Nils Dagsson Moskopp has discovered a sophisticated vulnerability named Bad Taste that allows malicious Windows MSI Files to infect Linux systems. The vulnerability exists in the gnome-exe-thumbnailer package, which is used by GNOME files for the GNOME desktop used by Linux distros. When a folder containing the malicious MSI file is accessed, the malicious file automatically gets parsed, and an icon from the file is extracted for display. When the GNOME file searches for the icon in the MSI file, the thumbnailer has to read the file and inevitably the malicious code within gets executed. Cybercriminals need to employ social engineering to trick targeted victims to download an MSI file.”]
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