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Monthly Archives: November 2022

Another crypto shocker: Major player actually corrects $400m mistake instead of cratering
Complete Guide to Ethical Hacking on Linux
ESET APT Activity Report T2 2022

An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in T2 2022 The post ESET APT Activity Report T2 2022 appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update for libksba 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 Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

An update for device-mapper-multipath is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

Australia to ‘stand up and punch back’ against cyber crims

An issue was discovered in Dropbear, a relatively small SSH server and client. Due to a non-RFC-compliant check of the available authentication methods in the client-side SSH code, it was possible for an SSH server to change the login process in its favor. This attack can bypass

There were a couple of secuity issues found in sysstat, system performance tools for Linux, which are as follows: CVE-2019-16167

Update to 4.19.0, fixes CVE-2021-46848.

libiberty: Heap/stack buffer overflow in the dlang_lname function in d-demangle.c (CVE-2021-3826) binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_getl32() when called by strip_main() in objcopy.c via a crafted file (CVE-2022-38533)

libiberty: Heap/stack buffer overflow in the dlang_lname function in d-demangle.c (CVE-2021-3826) binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_getl32() when called by strip_main() in objcopy.c via a crafted file (CVE-2022-38533)

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in writeSingleSection in tools/tiffcrop.c:7345, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. (CVE-2022-3599) LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in _TIFFmemset in

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in writeSingleSection in tools/tiffcrop.c:7345, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. (CVE-2022-3599) LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in _TIFFmemset in

In libpixman in Pixman before 0.42.2, there is an out-of-bounds write (aka heap-based buffer overflow) in rasterize_edges_8 due to an integer overflow in pixman_sample_floor_y. (CVE-2022-44638) References:

In libpixman in Pixman before 0.42.2, there is an out-of-bounds write (aka heap-based buffer overflow) in rasterize_edges_8 due to an integer overflow in pixman_sample_floor_y. (CVE-2022-44638) References:

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Security challenges facing SMBs – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

New ESET report shows how ever-growing threats impact SMB sentiment and why many SMBs are underprepared to defend against attacks The post Security challenges facing SMBs – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

FIFA World Cup 2022 scams: Beware of fake lotteries, ticket fraud and other cons

When in doubt, kick it out, plus other tips for hardening your cyber-defenses against World Cup-themed phishing and other scams The post FIFA World Cup 2022 scams: Beware of fake lotteries, ticket fraud and other cons appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

LockBit suspect cuffed after ransomware forces emergency services to use pen and paper

Maddie Stone reported a heap-based buffer overflow flaw in pixman, a pixel-manipulation library for X and cairo, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

The container suse/sle-micro/5.2/toolbox was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

The container bci/golang was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

The container bci/golang was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

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World Cup apps pose a data security and privacy nightmare
Dangerous SIM-swap lockscreen bypass – update Android now!
Toward the cutting edge: SMBs contemplating enterprise security

Survey finds SMBs, weary of security failures, curious about detection and response The post Toward the cutting edge: SMBs contemplating enterprise security appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Alleged LockBit ransomware operator arrested in Canada
NSA urges orgs to use memory-safe programming languages
What observability means for cloud operations

The container suse/sle-micro/5.1/toolbox was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

The container suse/manager/4.3/proxy-squid was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

The container suse/manager/4.3/proxy-httpd was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

The container suse/manager/4.3/proxy-httpd was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

The container suse/manager/4.3/proxy-httpd was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

The container suse/sle15 was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

Europe calls for joint cyber defense to ward off Russia
Australia blames Russia for harboring health insurance hackers
Instagram star gets 11 years for $300m email scam plot
S3 Ep108: You hid THREE BILLION dollars in a popcorn tin?
Husband and wife nuclear warship ‘spy’ team get 20 years each
10 common security mistakes and how to avoid them

Do you make these security mistakes and put yourself at greater risk for successful attacks? The post 10 common security mistakes and how to avoid them appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Twitter Chief Information Security Officer flies the coop
Update your Lenovo laptop’s firmware now! Flaws could help malware survive a hard disk wipe

A vulnerability has been found in lesspipe which could result in arbitrary code execution.

A vulnerability has been found in lesspipe which could result in arbitrary code execution.

This is the October 2022 monthly update for .NET 6. It updates the SDK to 6.0.110 and the Runtime to 6.0.10. This update includes a fix for CVE 2022-41032

This is the October 2022 monthly update for .NET 6. It updates the SDK to 6.0.110 and the Runtime to 6.0.10. This update includes a fix for CVE 2022-41032

– url: use IDN decoded names for HSTS checks (CVE-2022-42916) – http_proxy: restore the protocol pointer on error (CVE-2022-42915) – netrc: replace fgets with Curl_get_line (CVE-2022-35260) – fix POST following PUT confusion (CVE-2022-32221)

– url: use IDN decoded names for HSTS checks (CVE-2022-42916) – http_proxy: restore the protocol pointer on error (CVE-2022-42915) – netrc: replace fgets with Curl_get_line (CVE-2022-35260) – fix POST following PUT confusion (CVE-2022-32221)

A roadmap to better cyber security training
Windows breaks under upgraded IceXLoader malware
Emergency code execution patch from Apple – but not an 0-day
Smashing Security podcast #297: Mastodon 101, and the Hushpuppi saga
Wells Fargo, Zelle slammed by Liz Warren over rampant online banking fraud

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Exchange 0-days fixed (at last) – plus 4 brand new Patch Tuesday 0-days!
Having refused to pay ransom, health insurer Medibank sees customer data posted online by hackers
Authoritative Guide on Linux Disk Encryption
OpenSSL: Email address buffer overflow security flaws

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK.

Zstandard could be made to expose sensitive information

Zstandard could be made to expose sensitive information

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

An update for linux-firmware is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

An update for linux-firmware is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

VMware warns of three critical holes in remote-control tool
Microsoft squashes six security bugs already exploited in the wild
Swiss Re wants government bail out as cybercrime insurance costs spike
Silk Road drugs market hacker pleads guilty, faces 20 years inside
Robin Banks crooks back at the table with fresh phish from Russia
Experian, T-Mobile US settle data spills for mere $16m
Hacking baby monitors can be child’s play: Here’s how to stay safe

Make sure that the device that’s supposed to help you keep tabs on your little one isn’t itself a privacy and security risk The post Hacking baby monitors can be child’s play: Here’s how to stay safe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Mastodon: What you need to know for your security and privacy
Cloud architects are afraid of automation

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2:8.1.0875-5+deb10u3. We recommend that you upgrade your vim packages.

An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available.

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

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

FBI: Russian hacktivists achieve only ‘limited’ DDoS success
Feds find Silk Road thief’s $1b+ Bitcoin stash in popcorn tin, hidden safe
All the US midterm-related lies to expect when you’re electing

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Public URL scanning tools – when security leads to insecurity
Medibank refuses to pay ransom after 9.7 million health insurance customers have their data stolen
Microsoft hits the switch on password-free smartphone authentication

Small and medium-size business (SMB) leaders have a lot on their minds. The looming recession and inflation have created financial uncertainty. Meanwhile, the global rise in sophisticated ransomware threats and geo-political tensions are escalating cyber threats. With so many factors and pressures at play, how are SMBs navigating this challenging business landscape while fighting back […]

Oh, look: More malware in the Google Play store
Can confidential computing stop the next crypto heist?
Linux Database Security Tips
Japan officially joins NATO’s cyber defense center
Do all vulnerabilities really matter?

It was discovered that there was a potential out-of-bounds write vulnerability in pixman, a pixel-manipulation library used in many Linux graphical applications.

It was discovered that there was a potential out-of-bounds write vulnerability in pixman, a pixel-manipulation library used in many Linux graphical applications.