The Kali Linux developers gave to announce the launch of the new and latest version of this year «Kali Linux 2024.4» lwhich brings with it important updates and changes in both support and the tools available for security testing and forensic analysis.
Uno of the most notable changes of Kali Linux 2024.4 is the discontinuation of build and package generation of the kernel Linux for the i386 architecture, but maintaining the ability to run 32-bit programs in 64-bit environments, thanks to the packages available in the repository.
As for software support, the distribution enables Python 3.12 by defaultAlso SSH client no longer supports DSA keys, a move in line with the evolution of OpenSSH, which will completely remove support for DSA next year. To facilitate compatibility with older servers, the ssh1 tool is included, based on OpenSSH 7.5, which still supports the SSH1 protocol.
Another novelty that is presented is the Raspberry Pi stand, since now It is possible to customize system images for these boards using the Raspberry Pi Imager tool, which allows for detailed configurations such as user creation, wireless network configuration, and enabling the SSH service. Also, support is expanded to the new Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi 500.
The desktop environment GNOME is updated to version 47, introducing a new theme for the login screen and an additional applet to monitor system status, thus improving the user experience.
As for the tools, Kali Linux 2024.4 incorporates several utilities oriented to specific security and forensic analysis tasks, among them are: BloodyAD, for security testing in Active Directory, certi, for manipulating ADCS certificates, chainsaw, designed for forensic analysis on Windows systems. Also included are tools such as findomain for discovering subdomains, hexwalk as a hexadecimal editor, and linkedin2username, which generates lists of potential users based on LinkedIn information.
Other relevant tools are mssqlpwner, for attacks on MSSQL databases, proximoth, focused on attacks on wireless devices, python-pipx, which facilitates the execution of Python scripts in isolated environments, also stands out sara, for security inspection on RouterOS devices, web-cache-vulnerability-scanner, which scans for vulnerabilities in cache systems, xsrfprobe, for CSRF/XSRF flaw detection, and zenmap, a graphical interface to nmap.
On the other hand, also New Kali NetHunter Update Introduced and in the new version Among the most notable changes the integration of is found Wifipumpkin3, a powerful toolkit designed for creating fictitious wireless access points, allowing security testing on Wi-Fi networks using attack techniques such as Man-in-the-middle.
The catalog of mobile applications available on the Kali NetHunter Store has also received updates, including new tools for penetration testing and forensic analysis tasks, thus improving the capabilities of compatible devices. Additionally, the NetHunter installer has been improved, making the installation process even easier on supported devices.
As to Hardware support, the list of supported devices has been expanded with NetHunter. It now includes models such as the Xiaomi Mi A3 running Android 15, Realme X7 Max 5G, and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite/CC9, while support for existing devices such as the Nokia 6.1/6.1 Plus, Realme C11, Xiaomi Mi 9T, Xiaomi Mi A3, and Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has been updated and improved.
Download and get Kali Linux 2024.4
For those who are interested in being able to obtain this new version, they should know that several variants of iso images have been prepared for download, along with several options for 600 MB, 4.0 GB and 12 GB ISO images.
Builds are available for i386, x86_64, ARM architectures (armhf and armel, Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, ARM Chromebook, Odroid). The Xfce desktop is provided by default, but KDE, GNOME, MATE, LXDE, and Enlightenment e17 are optional.
Finally yes You are already a Kali Linux user, you just have to go to your terminal and execute the following command that will be in charge of updating your system, so it is necessary to be connected to the network to be able to carry out this process.
echo "deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free non-free-firmware" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y full-upgrade
cp -vrbi /etc/skel/. ~/
[-f /var/run/reboot-required] && sudo reboot -f