Kali Linux 2023.3 is now available, and it includes a variety of new packages and tools, as well as the usual upgrades. The release of Kali Linux 2023.3 arrives three months after Kali Linux 2023.2.
This upgrades the kernel from Debian Bookworm’s long-term supported LiLinux 6.1 LTS to Linux kernel 6.3, which reached the end of life in early July 2023. Still, the updated kernel ought to provide better hardware assistance.
The Kali Linux 2023.3 version includes nine new tools in particular.
An advanced Linux distribution called Kali Linux is utilized for network security analysis, ethical hacking, and penetration testing.
The Debian 12 release this summer gave the Kali team the chance to rework, re-design, and re-architecture the infrastructure.
“It is as massive as it sounds, and should not be a surprise that it’s not yet complete! This is where a good amount of our focus has been for this release cycle (and also the next one, unfortunately). We are hoping that the majority of it will be done by the end of the year (so we can get back to what we do best!)”, Kali team said
Further, the team has automated several processes, including the cleaning up of suites (aka branches – kali-experimental and kali-bleeding-edge).
Packaging Tools improved by updating the old files with new functionality and distinct quality-of-life enhancements.
An automated attack framework is called Kali Autopilot. It resembles an “AutoPwner, ” which employs pre-defined “attack scenarios.”
A web API interface for remote control is included with Kali Autopilot and a GUI tool for designing attacks and producing attack scripts that carry out certain attack sequences, either manually or as a service.
The developers now claim to have continued to work on the platform, adding and updating features in response to customer input.
“This tool has come along a lot in the last 6 months, and no plans to slow down. As always, it’s shaped by the community; ideas, features, and direction can be submitted and shaped by YOU”, Kali team.
“If you have developed attack scripts for vulnerable machines, we would love to include it on our Kali Purple Hub”.
If you already have Kali Linux installed, you can always do a simple update:
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