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* CVE-2021-29157: Dovecot does not correctly escape kid and azp fields in JWT tokens. This may be used to supply attacker controlled keys to validate tokens, if attacker has local access. * CVE-2021-33515: On-path attacker could have injected plaintext commands before STARTTLS negotiation that would be executed after STARTTLS finished with the

* CVE-2021-29157: Dovecot does not correctly escape kid and azp fields in JWT tokens. This may be used to supply attacker controlled keys to validate tokens, if attacker has local access. * CVE-2021-33515: On-path attacker could have injected plaintext commands before STARTTLS negotiation that would be executed after STARTTLS finished with the

The ieee-data package, which provides the OUI and IAB listings of identifiers assigned by IEEE Standards Association, ships a script (update-ieee-data) which queries ieee.org to download the most recent dataset and save it to /var/lib/ieee-data/.

Updated live packages fix security vulnerabilities: Live555 before 2019.08.16 has a Use-After-Free because GenericMediaServer::createNewClientSessionWithId can generate the same client session ID in succession, which is mishandled by the MPEG1or2 and Matroska

Updated PHP packages fix security vulnerabilities: – Fixed bug #81122: SSRF bypass in FILTER_VALIDATE_URL. (CVE-2021-21705) PDO_Firebird: – Fixed bug #76448: Stack buffer overflow in firebird_info_cb.

Updated file-roller package fixes security vulnerability: A path traversal vulnerability was found in file-roller due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-11736. It may still be possible to extract files outside of the intended directory in case of malicious archives

Updated busybox packages fix security vulnerability: decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data (CVE-2021-28831).

A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2021-20297)

Kaseya supply‑chain attack: What we know so far

As news breaks about the supply-chain ransomware attack against Kaseya’s IT management software, here’s what we know so far The post Kaseya supply‑chain attack: What we know so far appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

IT management biz Kaseya pwned by miscreants to infect businesses with ransomware

Cyber resilience refers to a business’s ability to mitigate damage to its systems, processes and even its reputation. It’s based on the principle that, in the real (and really connected) world, adverse events occur. This could be in the form of a user enabling a breach by providing sensitive information during a phishing attack, through […]

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Digital rights org claims cyberattacks against Filipino media outlets come from government and army
Microsoft warns of serious vulnerabilities in Netgear’s DGN2200v1 router
Cyber insurance model is broken, consider banning ransomware payments, says think tank
Microsoft tells US lawmakers cloud has changed the game on data privacy, gets 10 info demands a day from cops

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

TrickBot Spruces Up Its Banking Trojan Module
Widespread Brute-Force Attacks Tied to Russia’s APT28
Why Healthcare Keeps Falling Prey to Ransomware and Other Cyberattacks
The PrintNightmare continues: Microsoft confirms presence of vulnerable code in all versions of Windows
CISA Offers New Mitigation for PrintNightmare Bug
Brit firm fined £200k for banging on about missold PPI in 11.4 million nuisance calls

The container ses/7/cephcsi/cephcsi was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

PrintNightmare: Kicking users from Pre-Windows 2000 legacy group may thwart domain controller exploitation

Upgrade to 2.9.23. Fixes CVE-2021-3583

Update to 2.53.8 Some improvements for performance and stability. Following the upstream and Firefox behaviour, no more use system colors (some backgrounds etc.) by default. You can change it in Appearance–>Colors as usual.

Upgrade to 2.9.23. Fixes CVE-2021-3583

Linux Variant of REvil Ransomware Targets VMware’s ESXi, NAS Devices
Microsoft and Eclypsium lock horns over Dell SupportAssist flaws on secured-core PCs

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.5.41 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs and add enhancements. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of [[Important]]. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

Defeating Ransomware-as-a-Service? Think Intel-Sharing
Microsoft warns of serious vulnerabilities in Netgear’s DGN220)v1 router
Hacked Data for 69K LimeVPN Users Up for Sale on Dark Web
Cyber insurance model is broken and ransomware payments should be banned, says think tank
Babuk Ransomware Builder Mysteriously Appears in VirusTotal
PrintNightmare zero day exploit for Windows is in the wild – what you need to know
Data Exfiltration: What You Should Know to Prevent It
LinkedIn’s 1.2B Data-Scrape Victims Already Being Targeted by Attackers
Netgear Authentication Bypass Allows Router Takeover

An update for go-toolset-1.15 and go-toolset-1.15-golang is now available for Red Hat Developer Tools. 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 that fixes 14 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes 14 vulnerabilities is now available.

Smashing Security podcast #234: Cozy Bear, dildo scams, and robo hires and fires
Dropbox Used to Mask Malware Movement in Cyberespionage Campaign
Get serious about enterprise password management – download 1Password’s white paper now

An update that solves 12 vulnerabilities and has 42 fixes is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

A buffer overflow was discovered in HTMLDOC, a HTML processor that generates indexed HTML, PS, and PDF, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code. In addition a number of crashes were addressed.

Microsoft hooks up with MITRE to map Azure’s ATT&CK surface for ‘proactive security’
Indexsinas SMB Worm Campaign Infests Whole Enterprises
Global police shut down VPN service favored by cybercriminals

A global operation takes down the infrastructure of DoubleVPN and seizes data about its customers The post Global police shut down VPN service favored by cybercriminals appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

International law enforcement op nukes Russian-language DoubleVPN service allegedly favoured by cybercriminals
Microsoft faces up to an old foe with out-of-band patch for PDF weirdness
Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum

Information scraped from LinkedIn user profiles includes full names, gender, email addresses and phone numbers The post Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Why MTTR is Bad for SecOps
Received a WhatsApp verification code without requesting it? Beware – you might be about to have your account stolen
Zero-Day Used to Wipe My Book Live Devices
PoC Exploit Circulating for Critical Windows Print Spooler Bug
Leaked print spooler exploit lets Windows users remotely execute code as system on your domain controller
8-month suspended sentence for script kiddie who DDoS’d Labour candidate in runup to 2019 UK general election

X.Org X Server could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Feds Told to Better Manage Facial Recognition, Amid Privacy Concerns

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has 98 fixes is now available.

An update is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

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

UK arm of international charity the Salvation Army hit by ransomware attack
Common Facebook scams and how to avoid them

Are you on Facebook? So are scammers. Here are some of the most common con jobs on Facebook you should watch out for and how you can tell if you’re being scammed. The post Common Facebook scams and how to avoid them appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

America tops ITU’s Global Cyber Security Index, UK in tie for second with Saudi Arabia
Subdomain security is substandard, say security researchers
You can hijack Google Cloud VMs using DHCP floods, says this guy, once the stars are aligned and…
Samsung commits to 5 years of Android updates… for its enterprise smartphone users at least
Users Clueless About Cybersecurity Risks: Study
Intel sticks another nail in the coffin of TSX with feature-disabling microcode update
In Memoriam: John McAfee

What was it like to work for, and be friends with, the larger-than-life technology entrepreneur back when he helped shape the computer security industry? The post In Memoriam: John McAfee appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Microsoft Translation Bugs Open Edge Browser to Trivial UXSS Attacks
UK Cabinet Office’s spending on cybersecurity training rises by 500% in a year

An update for lz4 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 fwupd 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 libxml2 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 rpm 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

Open Source Utilization in Email Security Demystified>

An update for kernel 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, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability

An update for the 389-ds:1.4 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

Details of RCE Bug in Adobe Experience Manager Revealed
Watchdog bans crypto super-exchange Binance from ‘regulated activities’ in the UK
Cobalt Strike Usage Explodes Among Cybercrooks
America world’s sole cyber superpower, ten years ahead of China, says Brit think tank
Data for 700M LinkedIn Users Posted for Sale in Cyber-Underground
5G Security Vulnerabilities Fluster Mobile Operators
NVIDIA Patches High-Severity GeForce Spoof-Attack Bug
Microsoft approved a Windows driver booby-trapped with rootkit malware
Attackers Breach Microsoft Customer Service Accounts
Microsoft Signs Malware That Spreads Through Gaming
Critical CISO Initiatives for the Second Half of 2021
One billion dollars lost by over-60s through online fraud in 2020, says FBI

The XML parsers used by XMLBeans did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include the possibility for XML Entity Expansion attacks which could lead to a denial-of-service. This update implements sensible defaults for the XML parsers to prevent these kind