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MongoDB ransacking starts again: Hackers ransom 26,000 unsecured instances

LinuxSecurity.com: **Version 1.3.0** It contains fixes for two possible security problems. The problems were identified by Brian ‘geeknik’ Carpenter and Agostino Sarubbo using AFL. The changes are: * Support bzip2 compressed zip archives * Improve file progress callback code * Fix zip_fdopen() * CVE-2017-12858: Fix double free(). * CVE-2017-14107: Improve EOCD64 parsing.

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LinuxSecurity.com: GD library could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

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LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerability in MCollective might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

LinuxSecurity.com: Libidn2 2.0.4 (released 2017-08-30) integer overflow in bidi.c/_isBidi() * Fix integer overflow in puny_decode.c/decode_digit() * Improve docs * Fix idna_free() to idn_free() * Update fuzzer corpora

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in FontForge.

LinuxSecurity.com: Qemu: usb: ohci: infinite loop due to incorrect return value [CVE-2017-9330] (#1457698) Qemu: nbd: segmentation fault due to client non-negotiation [CVE-2017-9524] (#1460173) Qemu: qemu-nbd: server breaks with SIGPIPE upon client abort [CVE-2017-10664] (#1466466) Qemu: exec: oob access during dma operation [CVE-2017-11334] (#1471640) revised full fix for XSA-226 (regressed

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LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in Liblouis.

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LinuxSecurity.com: This update fixes CVE-2017-12982.

LinuxSecurity.com: Qemu: usb: ohci: infinite loop due to incorrect return value [CVE-2017-9330] (#1457698) Qemu: nbd: segmentation fault due to client non-negotiation [CVE-2017-9524] (#1460173) Qemu: qemu-nbd: server breaks with SIGPIPE upon client abort [CVE-2017-10664] (#1466466) Qemu: exec: oob access during dma operation [CVE-2017-11334] (#1471640) revised full fix for XSA-226 (regressed

LinuxSecurity.com: This update fixes CVE-2017-12982.

LinuxSecurity.com: Libidn2 2.0.4 (released 2017-08-30) integer overflow in bidi.c/_isBidi() * Fix integer overflow in puny_decode.c/decode_digit() * Improve docs * Fix idna_free() to idn_free() * Update fuzzer corpora

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LinuxSecurity.com: **Version 2.2.5** – 2017-08-30 * **Security** – Double-free in gdImagePngPtr(). **CVE-2017-6362** – Buffer over-read into uninitialized memory. **CVE-2017-7890** * **Fixed** – Fix #109: XBM reading fails with printed error – Fix #338: Fatal and normal libjpeg/ibpng errors not distinguishable – Fix #357: 2.2.4: Segfault in test suite – Fix #386:

LinuxSecurity.com: Libidn2 2.0.4 (released 2017-08-30) integer overflow in bidi.c/_isBidi() * Fix integer overflow in puny_decode.c/decode_digit() * Improve docs * Fix idna_free() to idn_free() * Update fuzzer corpora

LinuxSecurity.com: – Update to 2.6.0 Release notes: https://tls.mbed.org/tech- updates/releases/mbedtls-2.6.0-2.1.9-and-1.3.21-released Security Advisory: https://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/mbedtls-security- advisory-2017-02

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Polyinstantiating /tmp and /var/tmp directories

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7 Things to Know About Today’s DDoS Attacks

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Google opens up on Titan security: Here’s how chip combats hardware backdoors
Leak of >1,700 valid passwords could make the IoT mess much worse
Trump signs bill into law allowing warrantless searches in parts of VA, MD and DC

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Microsoft’s Bid to Save PowerShell From Hackers Starts To Pay Off
How Quantum Computing Will Change Browser Encryption
This Linux tool could improve the security of IoT devices

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Enigma ethereum marketplace hijacked, investors duped by phishing scam
Watch Hackers Hijack Three Robots for Spying and Sabotage
Getting A Girlfriend : The Hacker’s Way – Part 2

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Fail2Ban 0.10 finally released

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Blowing the Whistle on Bad Attribution

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Skilled bad actors use new pulse wave DDoS attacks to hit multiple targets
A Deep Flaw in Your Car Lets Hackers Shut Down Safety Features

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Take Part in a Study to Help Improve Onion Services
Google awards student $10k for discovery of App Engine data leak flaw
Top 10 Enterprise Encryption Products

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Git, SVN and Mercurial Open-Source Version Control Systems Update for Critical Security Vulnerabilit
The DDoS Threat: Ukraine’s Postal Service Hit by Two-Day Attack
Hackers are now using the exploit behind WannaCry to snoop on hotel Wi-Fi

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World’s first hack using DNA? Malware in genetic code could wreck police CSI work
More on the Vulnerabilities Equities Process

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LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: * FTBFS with GCC 7

LinuxSecurity.com: **Update to version 5.7.19** Replication tests in the testsuite enabled, they don’t fail anymore **Resolves:** #1462688; /run #1406172; random failures of the testsuite #1417880, #1417883, #1417885, #1417887, #1417890, #1417891, #1417893, #1417894, #1417896; replication tests **CVE fixes:** #1472716 CVE-2017-3633,

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Send mixed messages: Mozilla wants you to try its encrypted file sharing

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

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