Latest headlines from security outlets
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Debian LTS: DLA-2214-1: libexif security upda
Various vulnerabilities have been addressed in libexif, a library to parse EXIF metadata files.
Debian LTS: DLA-2212-1: openconnect security upda
OpenConnect, a VPN software, had a buffer overflow, causing a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact, via crafted certifica…
Debian: DSA-4686-1: apache-log4j1.2 security upda
It was discovered that the SocketServer class included in apache-log4j1.2, a logging library for java, is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data. An a…
Huawei denies involvement in buggy Linux kernel patch propos
Huawei has denied having any official involvement in an insecure patch submitted to the Linux kernel project over the weekend, which introduced a "trivially ex…
7 New Flaws Affect All Thunderbolt-equipped Computers Sold in the Last 9 Years
A cybersecurity researcher today uncovers a set of 7 new unpatchable hardware vulnerabilities that affect all desktops and laptops sold in the past 9 years wit…
Hackers Breach LineageOS, Ghost, DigiCert Servers Using SaltStack Vulnerability
Days after cybersecurity researchers sounded the alarm over two critical vulnerabilities in the SaltStack configuration framework, a hacking campaign has alrea…
SQL Injection Vulnerability In Sophos XG Firewall That Was Under Active Exploit
A serious vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall was under exploit. Specifically, hackers abused this bug to steal data from targetSQL Injection Vulnerability In …
Researcher Discloses 4 Zero-Day Bugs in IBM's Enterprise Security Software
A cybersecurity researcher today publicly disclosed technical details and PoC for 4 unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities affecting an enterprise security softwar…
SciLinux: SLSA-2020-1509-1 Important: java-11-openjdk on SL7.x x86_
OpenJDK: Incorrect bounds checks in NIO Buffers (Libraries, 8234841) (CVE-2020-2803) * OpenJDK: Incorrect type checks in MethodType.readObject() (Libraries, 82…
Researchers Find Security Vulnerabilities In Some of The Top Password Managers
While password managers are meant to protect users' credentials and underlying sensitive data, they do not necessarily warrant fool-proof security.Researchers …
Debian: DSA-4643-1: python-bleach security upda
It was reported that python-bleach, a whitelist-based HTML-sanitizing library, is prone to a mutation XSS vulnerability in bleach.clean when strip=False and 'm…
SciLinux: SLSA-2020-0905-1 Important: thunderbird on SL7.x x86_
Mozilla: Use-after-free when removing data about origins (CVE-2020-6805) * Mozilla: BodyStream::OnInputStreamReady was missing protections against state confus…
How CISOs Should Prepare for Coronavirus Related Cybersecurity Threats
The Coronavirus is hitting hard on the world's economy, creating a high volume of uncertainty within organizations.Cybersecurity firm Cynet today revealed new …
Slack Patch Critical Vulnerability Allowing Automated Account Takeovers
A critical security vulnerability existed in Slack that could have lead to a massive data breach affecting its customers. SlackSlack Patch Critical Vulnerabili…
SciLinux: SLSA-2020-0816-1 Important: firefox on SL6.x i386/x86_
This update upgrades Firefox to version 68.6.0 ESR. * Mozilla: Use-after-free when removing data about origins (CVE-2020-6805) * Mozilla: BodyStream::OnInputSt…
This Unpatchable Flaw Affects All Intel CPUs Released in Last 5 Years
All Intel processors released in the past 5 years contain an unpatchable vulnerability that could allow hackers to compromise almost every hardware-enabled sec…
Debian LTS: DLA-2134-1: pdfresurrect security upda
It was discovered that there was an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in pdfresurrect, a tool for extracting or scrubbing versioning data from PDF documents.
Ubuntu 4296-1: Django vulnerabili
Django could allow unintended access to the database.
Debian LTS: DLA-2130-1: libapache2-mod-auth-openidc securi
An issue has been found in libapache2-mod-auth-openidc, an OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache. Due to insufficient validatation of URLs an Open Re…
Debian: DSA-4635-1: proftpd-dfsg security upda
Antonio Morales discovered an user-after-free flaw in the memory pool allocator in ProFTPD, a powerful modular FTP/SFTP/FTPS server. Interrupting current data …
Mageia 2020-0097: ipmitool security upda
Updated ipmitool package fix security vulnerability: Christopher Ertl found that multiple functions in ipmitool neglect proper checking of the data received f…
Mageia 2020-0096: upx security upda
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: PackLinuxElf64::unpack in p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (do…
Mageia 2020-0084: exiv2 security upda
The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: In Jp2Image::readMetadata() in jp2image.cpp in Exiv2 0.27.2, an input file can result in an infinite loop a…
Debian LTS: DLA-2098-1: ipmitool security upda
Christopher Ertl found that multiple functions in ipmitool neglect proper checking of the data received from a remote LAN party, which may lead to buffer overf…