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Wildfire ransomware code cracked: Victims can now unlock encrypted files for free

Red Hat: 2016:1756-01: qemu-kvm-rhev: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: qemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1756-01 […]

Slackware: 2016-236-03: Linux kernel: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell    New Linux kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue. [More Info…] [slackware-security] Linux kernel (SSA:2016-236-03) New Linux kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the […]

Slackware: 2016-236-02: libgcrypt: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell    New libgcrypt packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. [More Info…] [slackware-security] libgcrypt (SSA:2016-236-02) New libgcrypt packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. […]

Slackware: 2016-236-01: gnupg: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell    New gnupg packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. [More Info…] [slackware-security] gnupg (SSA:2016-236-01) New gnupg packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. […]

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1664-01 Product: Red […]

Red Hat: 2016:1657-01: kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1657-01 Product: […]

Snowden speculates leak of NSA spying tools is tied to Russian DNC hack
Hackers Trick Facial-Recognition Logins With Photos From Facebook (What Else?)
Alleged NSA hackers probably gave away a small fortune by leaking exploits
Attacker’s Playbook Top 5 Is High On Passwords, Low On Malware

Red Hat: 2016:1654-01: qemu-kvm-rhev: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: qemu-kvm-rhev security update Advisory […]

Red Hat: 2016:1655-01: qemu-kvm-rhev: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: qemu-kvm-rhev security update Advisory […]

Red Hat: 2016:1652-01: qemu-kvm-rhev: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: qemu-kvm-rhev security update Advisory […]

Red Hat: 2016:1653-01: qemu-kvm-rhev: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: qemu-kvm-rhev security update Advisory […]

How the NSA snooped on encrypted Internet traffic for a decade

Red Hat: 2016:1640-01: kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update Advisory […]

Confirmed: hacking tool leak came from “omnipotent” NSA-tied group
Wikileaks hosts hundreds of malware files in email dumps

Red Hat: 2016:1637-01: rh-mariadb101-mariadb: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for rh-mariadb101-mariadb is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: rh-mariadb101-mariadb security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1637-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

Red Hat: 2016:1630-01: rh-python34-python: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for rh-python34-python is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: rh-python34-python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1630-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

Red Hat: 2016:1628-01: python27-python: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for python27-python is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: python27-python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1628-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

Red Hat: 2016:1629-01: python33-python: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for python33-python is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: python33-python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1629-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

Red Hat: 2016:1627-01: rh-python35-python: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for rh-python35-python is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: rh-python35-python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1627-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

Red Hat: 2016:1632-01: kernel-rt: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: […]

Red Hat: 2016:1631-01: realtime-kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: […]

An update for python is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: python security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1626-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1626.html Issue […]

Red Hat: 2016:1633-01: kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: […]

Felix Doerre and Vladimir Klebanov from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology discovered a flaw in the mixing functions of Libgcrypt’s random number generator. An attacker who obtains 4640 bits from the RNG can trivially predict the next 160 bits of output. A first analysis on the impact of this bug for GnuPG shows that existing […]

Felix Doerre and Vladimir Klebanov from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology discovered a flaw in the mixing functions of GnuPG’s random number generator. An attacker who obtains 4640 bits from the RNG can trivially predict the next 160 bits of output. A first analysis on the impact of this bug for GnuPG shows that existing […]

Debian: 3650-1: libgcrypt20: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3650-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 17, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : libgcrypt20 CVE ID : CVE-2016-6313 Felix Doerre and Vladimir Klebanov from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology discovered a flaw in the mixing functions of Libgcrypt’s […]

Debian: 3649-1: gnupg: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3649-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 17, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : gnupg CVE ID : CVE-2016-6313 Felix Doerre and Vladimir Klebanov from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology discovered a flaw in the mixing functions of GnuPG’s […]

The Future Of ATM Hacking
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Pen-testing made easy with Datasploit social engineering toolset
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Ubuntu: 3062-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities Posted by Anthony Pell    Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 7. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3062-1 August 16, 2016 openjdk-7 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 7. Software Description: […]

Red Hat: 2016:1617-01: kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1617-01 Product: […]

‘Video jacking’ attack allows attacker to see what you see
The World Series of Hacking-without humans
A New Wireless Hack Can Unlock 100 Million Volkswagens

Debian: 3648-1: wireshark: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3648-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 12, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : wireshark CVE ID : CVE-2016-6504 CVE-2016-6505 CVE-2016-6506 CVE-2016-6507 CVE-2016-6508 CVE-2016-6509 CVE-2016-6510 CVE-2016-6511 Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors for NDS, PacketBB, WSP, MMSE, RLC, […]

Red Hat: 2016:1613-01: php: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for php is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: […]

Red Hat: 2016:1610-01: php54-php: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for php54-php is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: […]

Red Hat: 2016:1612-01: rh-php56-php: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for rh-php56-php is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: rh-php56-php security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1612-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

Red Hat: 2016:1606-01: qemu-kvm: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for qemu-kvm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: […]

Red Hat: 2016:1611-01: php55-php: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for php55-php is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: […]

Red Hat: 2016:1609-01: php: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for php is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: […]

Debian: 3647-1: icedove: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3647-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 11, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : icedove CVE ID : CVE-2016-2818 Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian’s version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client: Multiple memory safety errors […]

Red Hat: 2016:1605-01: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1 and Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: Red Hat OpenShift […]

Red Hat: 2016:1603-01: mariadb55-mariadb: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for mariadb55-mariadb is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: mariadb55-mariadb security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1603-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

An update for mariadb is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: mariadb security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1602-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux […]

Red Hat: 2016:1604-01: rh-mariadb100-mariadb: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for rh-mariadb100-mariadb is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: rh-mariadb100-mariadb security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1604-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors for NDS, PacketBB, WSP, MMSE, RLC, LDSS, RLC and OpenFlow, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u8. For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version […]

Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian’s version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client: Multiple memory safety errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:45.2.0-1~deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed […]

Several vulnerabilities have been found in PostgreSQL-9.4, a SQL database system. CVE-2016-5423 Karthikeyan Jambu Rajaraman discovered that nested CASE-WHEN expressions are not properly evaluated, potentially leading to a crash or allowing to disclose portions of server memory. CVE-2016-5424 Nathan Bossart discovered that special characters in database and role names are not properly handled, potentially leading […]

DEF CON 24: US government retains dozens, not thousands, of zero-days
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Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that cache files are insufficiently validated in fontconfig, a generic font configuration library. An attacker can trigger arbitrary free() calls, which in turn allows double free attacks and therefore arbitrary code execution. In combination with setuid binaries using crafted cache files, this could allow privilege escalation. For the stable distribution (jessie), this […]

Red Hat: 2016:1582-01: nodejs010-nodejs-minimatch: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for nodejs010-nodejs-minimatch is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: nodejs010-nodejs-minimatch security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1582-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

Red Hat: 2016:1583-01: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-minimatch: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for rh-nodejs4-nodejs-minimatch is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-minimatch security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1583-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]

Red Hat: 2016:1581-01: kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1581-01 Product: […]

Red Hat: 2016:1580-01: chromium-browser: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: chromium-browser security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1580-01 Product: Red Hat […]

Debian: 3645-1: chromium-browser: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3645-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert August 09, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : chromium-browser CVE ID : CVE-2016-5139 CVE-2016-5140 CVE-2016-5141 CVE-2016-5142 CVE-2016-5143 CVE-2016-5144 Several vulnerabilites have been discovered in the chromium web browser. CVE-2016-5139 GiWan Go discovered a […]

Debian: 3644-1: fontconfig: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3644-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 08, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : fontconfig CVE ID : CVE-2016-5384 Debian Bug : 833570 Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that cache files are insufficiently validated in fontconfig, a generic font configuration library. […]

Slackware: 2016-219-03: openssh: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell    New openssh packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…] [slackware-security] openssh (SSA:2016-219-03) New openssh packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are […]

Slackware: 2016-219-01: curl: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell    New curl packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…] [slackware-security] curl (SSA:2016-219-01) New curl packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are […]

Slackware: 2016-219-02: mozilla-firefox: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell    New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and 14.2 to fix security issues. [More Info…] [slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2016-219-02) New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and 14.2 to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: +————————–+ patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.3.0esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. […]

Slackware: 2016-219-04: stunnel: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell    New stunnel packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…] [slackware-security] stunnel (SSA:2016-219-04) New stunnel packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are […]

Debian: 3643-1: kde4libs: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3643-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 06, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : kde4libs CVE ID : CVE-2016-6232 Debian Bug : 832620 Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that kde4libs, the core libraries for all KDE 4 applications, do not properly […]

Debian: 3642-1: lighttpd: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3642-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond August 05, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : lighttpd CVE ID : CVE-2016-1000212 Debian Bug : 832571 Dominic Scheirlinck and Scott Geary of Vend reported insecure behavior in the lighttpd web server. Lighttpd […]

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Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that kde4libs, the core libraries for all KDE 4 applications, do not properly handle the extraction of archives with “../” in the file paths. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to overwrite files outside of the extraction folder, if a user is tricked into extracting a specially crafted archive. […]

Ubuntu: 3046-1: LibreOffice vulnerability Posted by Anthony Pell    LibreOffice could be made to crash or run programs as your login if itopened a specially crafted file. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3046-1 August 04, 2016 libreoffice vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: LibreOffice […]

Never Trust a Found USB Drive, Black Hat Demo Shows Why

Debian: 3641-1: openjdk-7: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3641-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 04, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : openjdk-7 CVE ID : CVE-2016-3458 CVE-2016-3500 CVE-2016-3508 CVE-2016-3550 CVE-2016-3606 Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK, an implementation of the Oracle Java platform, resulting in […]

In DARPA challenge, smart machines compete to fend off cyberattacks

Red Hat: 2016:1573-01: squid: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for squid is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: […]

Hacking Hotel Keys and Point of Sale Systems at DEFCON

Debian: 3640-1: firefox-esr: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3640-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 03, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : firefox-esr CVE ID : CVE-2016-2830 CVE-2016-2836 CVE-2016-2837 CVE-2016-2838 CVE-2016-5252 CVE-2016-5254 CVE-2016-5258 CVE-2016-5259 CVE-2016-5262 CVE-2016-5263 CVE-2016-5264 CVE-2016-5265 Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla […]

Debian: 3639-1: wordpress: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3639-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 03, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : wordpress CVE ID : CVE-2015-8834 CVE-2016-5832 CVE-2016-5834 CVE-2016-5835 CVE-2016-5837 CVE-2016-5838 CVE-2016-5839 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool, which could allow remote […]

Researchers Bypass Chip-and-Pin Protections at Black Hat

Debian: 3638-1: curl: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell    Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3638-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Alessandro Ghedini August 03, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : curl CVE ID : CVE-2016-5419 CVE-2016-5420 CVE-2016-5421 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in cURL, an URL transfer library: CVE-2016-5419 Bru Rom discovered that libcurl would attempt […]

Frequent password changes are the enemy of security, FTC technologist says

Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, cross-site scriping, information disclosure and bypass of the same-origin policy. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 45.3.0esr-1~deb8u1. For the […]

An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1551-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise […]

Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, cross-site scriping, information disclosure and bypass of the same-origin policy. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 45.3.0esr-1~deb8u1. For the […]

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool, which could allow remote attackers to compromise a site via cross-site scripting, bypass restrictions, obtain sensitive revision-history information, or mount a denial of service. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u9. We recommend that you upgrade your wordpress packages.

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool, which could allow remote attackers to compromise a site via cross-site scripting, bypass restrictions, obtain sensitive revision-history information, or mount a denial of service. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u9. We recommend that you upgrade your wordpress packages.

Hackers Hijack a Big Rig Truck’s Accelerator and Brakes

An update for ntp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: ntp security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1552-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1552.html Issue date: 2016-08-03 CVE […]

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in cURL, an URL transfer library: CVE-2016-5419 Bru Rom discovered that libcurl would attempt to resume a TLS session even if the client certificate had changed. CVE-2016-5420 It was discovered that libcurl did not consider client certificates when reusing TLS connections. CVE-2016-5421 Marcelo Echeverria and Fernando Muñoz discovered that libcurl was […]

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in cURL, an URL transfer library: CVE-2016-5419 Bru Rom discovered that libcurl would attempt to resume a TLS session even if the client certificate had changed. CVE-2016-5420 It was discovered that libcurl did not consider client certificates when reusing TLS connections. CVE-2016-5421 Marcelo Echeverria and Fernando Muñoz discovered that libcurl was […]

Red Hat: 2016:1541-03: kernel-rt: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell    An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: […]