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Monthly Archives: November 2021

This kernel update is based on upstream 5.10.78 and fixes atleast the following security issues: A use-after-free vulnerability in the NFC stack can lead to a threat to confidentiality, integrity, and system availability (CVE-2021-3760).

An update that solves 13 vulnerabilities and has 43 fixes is now available.

An update for freerdp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

Malicious Chrome extensions are bad. But what about nice ones that can be hijacked? This new tool spots them
Ransomware: The ones that got away (with it)
USA signs internet freedom and no-hack pact it’s ignored since 2018
New Zealand spooks say satellite snooping is obsolete – better intel is found elsewhere

security update

Critical Citrix DDoS Bug Shuts Down Network, Cloud App Access
Patch Tuesday updates the Win 7 updater… for at most 1 more year of updates
Google scores big win as court blocks iPhone tracking lawsuit

The tech giant wins an appeal against a claim that it unlawfully collected personal data of millions of iPhone users The post Google scores big win as court blocks iPhone tracking lawsuit appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Could Oracle Linux be the Logical Enterprise-Ready CentOS Replacement?>
Massive Zero-Day Hole Found in Palo Alto Security Appliances
Boat biz breaches itself: Brittany Ferries ‘fesses up to leaks caused by routine website update
New Android Spyware Poses Pegasus-Like Threat
Stor-a-File hit by ransomware after crooks target SolarWinds Serv-U FTP software
PrawnHub! Hackers redirect Angling Direct customers to adult website

An update for gcc-toolset-10-annobin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

An update for gcc-toolset-10-gcc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

An update for gcc-toolset-11-gcc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

An update for gcc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from

An update for the rust-toolset:rhel8 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

An update for gcc-toolset-11-annobin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

Former Broadcom engineer accused of pinching chip tech to share with new Chinese employer
Microsoft Nov. Patch Tuesday Fixes Six Zero-Days, 55 Bugs
Let us give thanks that this November, Microsoft has given us just 55 security fixes, two of which are for actively exploited flaws
Not Punny: Angling Direct Breach Cripples Retailer for Days  
Shotgun targeting of malware attacks will be the defining infosec theme of 2022, reckons Sophos
Robinhood data breach affects 7 million people

An attacker gained access to some of Robinhood’s customer support systems and stole the personal data of around a third of the app’s userbase The post Robinhood data breach affects 7 million people appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

12 New Flaws Used in Ransomware Attacks in Q3
Passwordless authentication: Is your company ready to move beyond passwords?

Are the days numbered for ‘123456’? As Microsoft further nudges the world away from passwords, here’s what your organization should consider before going password-free. The post Passwordless authentication: Is your company ready to move beyond passwords? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The New Frontier of Enterprise Risk: Nth Parties
Security Tool Guts: How Much Should Customers See?
Robinhood Trading Platform Data Breach Hits 7M Customers
Multiple BusyBox Security Bugs Threaten Embedded Linux Devices
Sophos 2022 Threat Report: Malware, Mobile, Machine learning and more!
The future of OT security in an IT-OT converged world

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

The package grafana before version 8.2.3-1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

The package opera before version 81.0.4196.31-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution, information disclosure and insufficient validation.

The package thunderbird before version 91.3.0-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution, content spoofing, same-origin policy bypass and sandbox escape.

The package firefox before version 94.0-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution, content spoofing, same- origin policy bypass and sandbox escape.

The package jenkins before version 2.319-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary filesystem access and sandbox escape.

Indian securities depository exposed 44 million investors’ personal info – twice

Discover how cybercriminals find their targets on the dark web: For the average internet user, the dark web is something you only hear about in news broadcasts talking about the latest cyberattacks. But while you won’t find yourself in the dark web by accident, it’s important to know what it is and how you can […]

Investment app Robinhood: Extortionist tricked our support desk and made off with customer information
NSO fails once again to claim foreign sovereign immunity in WhatsApp spying lawsuit
REvil Affiliates Arrested; DOJ Seizes $6.1M in Ransom
Kaseya ransomware suspect nabbed in Poland, $6m seized from absent colleague
Ukrainian cuffed, faces extradition to US for allegedly orchestrating Kaseya ransomware infection
Will they try it for 30 days first? McAfee goes private again in $14bn cash deal
DDoS Attacks Shatter Records in Q3, Report Finds  
Zebra2104 Initial Access Broker Supports Rival Malware Gangs, APTs
Zoho Password Manager Flaw Torched by Godzilla Webshell
You’ll never guess who’s been exploiting the ManageEngine service to steal passwords
Angling (re)Direct: Criminals net website of Brit fishing tackle retailer, send users straight to smut site

An update that solves 15 vulnerabilities and has 40 fixes is now available.

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available.

Computer misuse crimes in UK surge to high not seen since 2017 even as prosecutions slump 20%

security update

rpki-client 7.4 Public Keys. * Fix issues with chunked transfer encoding in the RRDP HTTP client. * Cleanup and improvement of how IO is handled. * Improvements in the way X509 certificates are verified. * Make rpki-client more resilient regarding untrusted input: – Limit the allowed character set for filename

rpki-client 7.4 Public Keys. * Fix issues with chunked transfer encoding in the RRDP HTTP client. * Cleanup and improvement of how IO is handled. * Improvements in the way X509 certificates are verified. * Make rpki-client more resilient regarding untrusted input: – Limit the allowed character set for filename

rpki-client 7.4 Public Keys. * Fix issues with chunked transfer encoding in the RRDP HTTP client. * Cleanup and improvement of how IO is handled. * Improvements in the way X509 certificates are verified. * Make rpki-client more resilient regarding untrusted input: – Limit the allowed character set for filename

An update that fixes 12 vulnerabilities is now available.

A flaw was discovered in containerd, an open and reliable container runtime. Insufficiently restricted permissions on container root and plugin directories could result in privilege escalation.

Update to WebKitGTK 2.34: * Add support for CSS Scroll Snap. * Add support for date and datetime-local input elements. * Add support for display capture. * Add support for ICC color management. * Add support color-schemes CSS property. * Add multi-track support to MSE media backend. * Add new API to handle web process […]

Update to WebKitGTK 2.34: * Add support for CSS Scroll Snap. * Add support for date and datetime-local input elements. * Add support for display capture. * Add support for ICC color management. * Add support color-schemes CSS property. * Add multi-track support to MSE media backend. * Add new API to handle web process […]

security update

Two SQL injection vulnerabilities were discovered in SQLAlchemy, a SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper for Python, when the order_by or group_by parameters can be controlled by an attacker.

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

DSE measures and improves DevOps

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes 15 vulnerabilities is now available.

The 5.14.16 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

The 5.14.16 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

The binary got built with Fedora mandatory compiler flags.

Cybercriminals have made headlines by forcing Fortune 500 companies to pay million-dollar ransom payments to retrieve their data and unlock their systems. But despite the headlines, most ransomware targets families as well as small and medium sized businesses. In fact, the average ransom payment is closer to $50,000. And it makes sense – just like […]

Reg reader returns Samsung TV after finding giant ads splattered everywhere
Native Tribal Casinos Taking Millions in Ransomware Losses

An update that fixes 15 vulnerabilities is now available.

“Customer complaint” email scam preys on your fear of getting into trouble at work
BrakTooth Bluetooth Bugs Bite: Exploit Code, PoC Released
Google squashes Android zero‑day bug exploited in targeted attacks

Beyond the vulnerability in the Android kernel, the monthly round of security patches plugs another 38 security loopholes The post Google squashes Android zero‑day bug exploited in targeted attacks appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Beyond the Basics: Tips for Building Advanced Ransomware Resiliency
No day in court: US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court rulings will stay a secret
Google Ads for Faux Cryptowallets Net Scammers At Least $500K
Proofpoint Phish Harvests Microsoft O365, Google Logins
Reward! Uncle Sam promises $10m for info about DarkSide ransomware gang chiefs
Feds Offer $10 Million Bounty for DarkSide Info
Labour Party supplier ransomware attack: Who holds ex-members’ data and on what legal basis?
Technically Speaking series decodes DevSecOps

There were a couple of vulnerabilites found in src:python3.5, the Python interpreter v3.5, and are as follows: CVE-2021-3733

This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 91.3.0. * Mozilla: Use-after-free in HTTP2 Session object * Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 94 and Firefox ESR 91.3 * Mozilla: iframe sandbox rules did not apply to XSLT stylesheets (CVE-2021-38503) * Mozilla: Use-after-free in file picker dialog (CVE-2021-38504) * Mozilla: Firefox could be coaxed into going […]

Stefan Walter found that udisks2, a service to access and manipulate storage devices, could cause denial of service via system crash if a corrupted or specially crafted ext2/3/4 device or image was mounted, which could happen automatically on certain environments.

Beijing fingers foreign spies for data mischief, with help from consulting firm

The container suse/sles12sp5 was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

Rust 1.56.1 adds a mitigation for CVE-2021-42574, the “trojan source” attack that obfuscates code with BiDi control characters. The compiler will now error on such characters in code comments and string/char literals. For more details, see the upstream [security advisory](https://blog.rust- lang.org/2021/11/01/cve-2021-42574.html).

When containers become a nightmare
US Blacklists Pegasus Spyware Maker
3 Guideposts for Building a Better Incident-Response Plan