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Monthly Archives: February 2024

Martin Hellman: We’re playing Russian roulette
The spyware business is booming despite government crackdowns

* bsc#1218255 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-6932

* bsc#1217522 * bsc#1218255 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-6176

* bsc#1210619 * bsc#1218255 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-1829

* bsc#1210619 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-1829

DEF CON is canceled! No, really this time – but the show will go on
Mozilla adds paid-for data-deletion tier to Monitor, its privacy-breach radar
MuleSoft unveils policy development kit for API gateway

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-5616-1

Verizon says 63K employees’ info fell into the wrong hands – an insider this time
Chinese Coathanger malware hung out to dry by Dutch defense department
EquiLend back in the saddle as ransom payment rumors swirl
Double trouble for Fortinet customers as pair of critical vulns found in FortiSIEM

* bsc#1217522 * bsc#1218255 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-6176

New kids on the ransomware block in 2023: Akira and 8Base lead dozens of newbies

The 6.7.3 stable kernel rebase contains new features, improved hardware support, and a number of important fixes across the tree.

The 6.7.3 stable kernel rebase contains new features, improved hardware support, and a number of important fixes across the tree.

QtWebEngine 5.15.16 bugfix update.

The 6.7.3 stable kernel rebase contains new features, improved hardware support, and a number of important fixes across the tree.

The 6.7.3 stable kernel rebase contains new features, improved hardware support, and a number of important fixes across the tree.

Google throws $1M at Rust Foundation to build C++ bridges
Ivanti devices hit by wave of exploits for latest security hole
Ignore Uncle Sam’s ‘voluntary’ cybersecurity goals for hospitals at your peril
AnyDesk revokes signing certs, portal passwords after crooks sneak into systems
Lurie Children’s Hospital back to pen and paper after cyberattack

Fixes CVE-2023-52339. No API or ABI changes.

update to 121.0.6167.139 * High CVE-2024-1060: Use after free in Canvas * High CVE-2024-1059: Use after free in WebRTC * High CVE-2024-1077: Use after free in Network

Update to 2.15.1.

Combined update for several fixes as well as security fix for CVE-2023-4001 “` Mon Jan 15 2024 Nicolas Frayer – 2.06-114 grub- core/commands: add flag to only search root dev Resolves: #2223437 Resolves: #2224951 Resolves: #2258096 Resolves: CVE-2023-4001 Sat Jan 13 2024 Hector Martin – 2.06-113 Switch memdisk compression to lzop

Fixes CVE-2023-52339. No API or ABI changes.

Security update for CVE-2024-23334 and CVE-2024-23829 https://github.com/aio- libs/aiohttp/releases/tag/v3.9.2 https://github.com/aio- libs/aiohttp/releases/tag/v3.9.3

SBF likely off the hook for misplaced FTX funds after cops bust SIM swap ring
Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer with Enterprise Contract: Trustable container images
Accessing Azure blob storage with Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers peer-pods

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NBD Tools, the worst of which could result in arbitary code execution.

Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xen, the worst of which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when the openlog function was not called, or called with the ident argument set to NULL, and the program

Out of bounds write in ANGLE. (CVE-2024-0741) Failure to update user input timestamp. (CVE-2024-0742) Crash when listing printers on Linux. (CVE-2024-0746)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-5615-1

Grandoreiro banking malware disrupted – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The banking trojan, which targeted mostly Brazil, Mexico and Spain, blocked the victim’s screen, logged keystrokes, simulated mouse and keyboard activity and displayed fake pop-up windows

Researchers remotely exploit devices used to manage safe aircraft landings and takeoffs

Sudo, a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity, was vulnerable. CVE-2023-7090

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType, the worst of which can lead to remote code execution.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft Edge, the worst of which could lead to remote code execution.

A vulnerability has been discovered in GNAT Ada Suite which can lead to remote code execution.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtGui which can lead to remote code execution.

A vulnerability has been discovered in SDDM which can lead to privilege escalation.

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-5614-1

Blackbaud settles with FTC after that IT breach exposed millions of people’s info

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-5613-1

Critical vulnerability in Mastodon is pounced upon by fast-acting admins
FTC slams Blackbaud for “shoddy security” after hacker stole data belonging to thousands of non-profits and millions of people
China is hacking Wi-Fi routers for attack on US electrical grid and water supplies, FBI warns
Interpol’s latest cybercrime intervention dismantles ransomware, banking malware servers

* bsc#1218046 * bsc#1218050 * bsc#1218051 * bsc#1218053

* bsc#1140772 * bsc#1157446 * bsc#1170452 * bsc#1171862 * bsc#1215669

* bsc#1068950 * bsc#1081527 * bsc#1211052 * jsc#PED-6584

Red Hat Satellite webhooks and errata
Patch management needs a revolution, part 4: Sane patching is safe patching is selective patching

* bsc#1216869 * bsc#1217711 * bsc#1218046 * bsc#1218050 * bsc#1218051

* bsc#1216869 * bsc#1218046 * bsc#1218050 * bsc#1218051 * bsc#1218053

* bsc#1216869 * bsc#1217711 * bsc#1218046 * bsc#1218050 * bsc#1218051

Wikileaks source and former CIA worker Joshua Schulte sentenced to 40 years jail
Managing the hidden risks of shadow APIs
Cloudflare sheds more light on Thanksgiving security breach in which tokens, source code accessed by suspected spies
Rise of deepfake threats means biometric security measures won’t be enough
Biden will veto attempts to rip up SEC breach reporting rule
ESET Research Podcast: ChatGPT, the MOVEit hack, and Pandora

An AI chatbot inadvertently kindles a cybercrime boom, ransomware bandits plunder organizations without deploying ransomware, and a new botnet enslaves Android TV boxes

ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt the Grandoreiro banking trojan

ESET provided technical analysis, statistical information, known C&C servers and was able to get a glimpse of the victimology

LockBit shows no remorse for ransomware attack on children’s hospital
Guide to Secure Data Backup for Linux Users

* bsc#1217654 * bsc#1219131 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-50269

* bsc#1218894 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-21626

* bsc#1218894 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-21626

Security fix for CVE-2023-6246, CVE-2023-6779, and CVE-2023-6780. CVE-2023-6246: __vsyslog_internal did not handle a case where printing a SYSLOG_HEADER containing a long program name failed to update the required buffer size, leading to the allocation and overflow of a too-small buffer on the heap. CVE-2023-6779: __vsyslog_internal used the return value of

Update to 115.7.0 * https://www.mozilla.org/en- US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-04/ * https://www.thunderbird.net/en- US/thunderbird/115.7.0/releasenotes/

Congress told how Chinese attackers plan to incite ‘societal chaos’ in the US

Security fix for CVE-2023-6246, CVE-2023-6779, and CVE-2023-6780. CVE-2023-6246: __vsyslog_internal did not handle a case where printing a SYSLOG_HEADER containing a long program name failed to update the required buffer size, leading to the allocation and overflow of a too-small buffer on the heap. CVE-2023-6779: __vsyslog_internal used the return value of

Smashing Security podcast #357: Interview with an iPhone thief, anti-AI, and have we gone too far?

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-5612-1