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Igor Ponomarev discovered that LAVA, a continuous integration system for deploying operating systems onto physical and virtual hardware for running tests, was susceptible to denial of service via recursive XML entity expansion.

It was discovered that the CompareTool of iText, a Java PDF library which uses the external ghostscript software to compare PDFs at a pixel level, allowed command injection when parsing a specially crafted filename.

Finally, ransomware victims are refusing to pay up

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

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LockBit ransomware – what you need to know
Mailchimp slips up again, suffers security breach after falling on social engineering banana skin
University of Texas latest US school to ban TikTok
S3 Ep118: Guess your password? No need if it’s stolen already! [Audio + Text]
Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange shut down by authorities, accused of cybercriminal links
Mailchimp ‘fesses up to second digital burglary in five months

Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code, information disclosure or spoofing.

New deep threat intelligence in Red Hat Insights: Helping to prioritize what matters the most with system vulnerabilities
Ransomware attack severs 1,000 ships from their on-shore servers

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine: CVE-2022-42852

– Update to 109.0

New sudo packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue.

Smashing Security podcast #305: Norton unlocked, and police leaks
Thousands of Sophos firewalls still vulnerable out there to hijacking

It was discovered that the CompareTool of iText, a Java PDF library which uses the external ghostscript software to compare PDFs at a pixel level, allowed command injection when parsing a specially crafted filename.

Sudo could be made to possibly edit arbitrary files if it received a specially crafted input.

Proposed Washington law puts period-tracking apps and search engines on notice
Top 10 Venmo scams – and how to stay safe

Don’t be the next victim – here’s what to know about some of the most common tricks that scammers use on the payment app The post Top 10 Venmo scams – and how to stay safe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Does your MFA solution secure access to your on-premise apps as well as those in the cloud?
Researchers warn of malicious Visual Studio Code extensions

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

New libXpm packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix security issues.

New httpd packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix security issues.

New git packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix security issues.

Been hit by BianLian ransomware? Here’s your get-out-of-jail-free card

Security fix for CVE-2022-46391

Security fix for CVE-2022-46391

Russian criminals can’t wait to hop over OpenAI’s fence, use ChatGPT for evil

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Nearly 300 MSI motherboards will run any old code in Secure Boot, no questions asked
Serious Security: Unravelling the LifeLock “hacked passwords” story
Hybrid commerce: Blurring the lines between business and pleasure

It is now acceptable to find a job on a dating app! The post Hybrid commerce: Blurring the lines between business and pleasure appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Microsoft locks door to default guest authentication in Windows Pro

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

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

The container suse/389-ds was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

The container sles-15-sp4-chost-byos-v20230111-arm64 was updated. The following patches have been included in this update:

Crypto exchanges freeze accounts tied to North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group
Tencent fired 100 people for corruption during 2022

A logic error was discovered in the implementation of the “SafeSocks” option of Tor, a connection-based low-latency anonymous communication system, which did result in allowing unsafe SOCKS4 traffic to pass.

Multi-million investment scammers busted in four-country Europol raid
Ugh! Norton LifeLock password manager accounts accessed by hackers
Hackers disrupt 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual esports event
Security Considerations for Azure Linux & Windows Subsystem for Linux Users
For password protection, dump LastPass for open source Bitwarden

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 dpdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 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 dpdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. 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 dpdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 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 dpdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

An update for dpdk 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,

China aims to grow local infosec industry by 30 percent a year, to $22 billion by 2025

menglong2234 discovered NULL pointer exceptions in net-snmp, a suite of Simple Network Management Protocol applications, which could could result in debian of service.

The 6.1.5 stable kernel rebase contains new features, enhanced hardware support, and a number of important fixes across the tree.

The 6.1.5 stable kernel rebase contains new features, enhanced hardware support, and a number of important fixes across the tree.

The 6.1.5 stable kernel rebase contains new features, enhanced hardware support, and a number of important fixes across the tree.

The 6.1.5 stable kernel rebase contains new features, enhanced hardware support, and a number of important fixes across the tree.

The 6.1.5 stable kernel rebase contains new features, enhanced hardware support, and a number of important fixes across the tree.

NSA asks Congress to let it get on with that warrantless data harvesting, again

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APT group trojanizes Telegram app – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

StrongPity’s backdoor is fitted with various spying features and can record phone calls, collect texts, and gather call logs and contact lists The post APT group trojanizes Telegram app – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Russians say they can grab software from Intel again

v1.5.1 – fix logging to stdout when –stdout is used *thanks to Eta – update –treshold option accept decimal numbers as parameter – fix crashes when processing certain broken JPEG images – fix memory leaks – fix (logging) output in parallel processing mode

Security fix for CVE-2022-45061: CPU denial of service via inefficient IDNA decoder

New netatalk packages are available for Slackware 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue.

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the LLPD implementation of Open vSwitch, software-based Ethernet virtual switch, which could result in denial of service.

Igor Ponomarev discovered that LAVA, a continuous integration system for deploying operating systems onto physical and virtual hardware for running tests, was suspectible to denial of service via recursive XML entity expansion.

Canadian owes bosses for ‘time theft’ after work-tracking app sinks tribunal bid
Introducing IPyIDA: A Python plugin for your reverse‑engineering toolkit

ESET Research announces IPyIDA 2.0, a Python plugin integrating IPython and Jupyter Notebook into IDA The post Introducing IPyIDA: A Python plugin for your reverse‑engineering toolkit appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Microsoft Defender ASR rules remove icons and apps shortcuts from Taskbar
Call centres behind fake cryptocurrency scams shut down across Europe
Long data privacy notices aren’t foolproof, Euro watchdog tells Meta
A Brief History of Cryptography
OpenSSL: From FIPS 140-2 upstream to 140-3 downstream
This can’t be a real bomb threat: you’ve called a modem, not a phone

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Euro-cops shut down crypto scam that bilked millions from unwitting punters
Microsoft fumbles zero trust upgrade for some Asian customers

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

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security update

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Lawyers slam SEC for ‘blatant fishing expedition’ after Exchange mega-attack
S3 Ep117: The crypto crisis that wasn’t (and farewell forever to Win 7) [Audio + Text]