NSA's 1960s Codebreaking Supercomputer Harvest

The NSA built a custom IBM system running Red Hat Linux in the early 1960s to break enemy codes, now with a list of disclosed vulnerabilities.

Bottom line: The NSA's 1960s codebreaking supercomputer, Harvest, had 48 vulnerabilities disclosed, with 34 related to the Linux kernel.

What's happening: The NSA built Harvest in the early 1960s, using a custom-built IBM system running Red Hat Linux variant, which was located in a secret NSA facility at Fort Meade.

What to do: Security teams should prioritize patching the disclosed Linux kernel vulnerabilities, with a focus on CVE-2011-1649, which has a CVSS score of 9.3.

Source: Schneier on Security