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The recent fix for CVE-2021-33574 released in MGASA-2021-0308 introduced a NULL pointer dereference that will result in segmentation fault. This update adds the missing NULL pointer check to resolve this issue. References:

Updated firefox packages fix security vulnerabilities: Uninitialized memory in a canvas object could have caused an incorrect free() leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash (CVE-2021-29980).

Updated mariadb packages fix security vulnerabilities: A security issue has been found in the InnoDB component of MariaDB before version 10.6.4. A difficult to exploit vulnerability allows a high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to

Updated dino packages fix security vulnerability: Dino before 0.1.2 and 0.2.x before 0.2.1 allows Directory Traversal (only for creation of new files) via URI-encoded path separators (CVE-2021-33896).

Updated webkit2 packages fix security vulnerabilities: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way certain events are processed for ImageLoader objects of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.30.4. A specially crafted web page can lead to a potential information leak and further

Updated libvirt packages fix security vulnerability: insecure sVirt label generation (CVE-2021-3631). References:

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As employees split their time between office and off-site work, there’s a greater potential for company devices and data to fall into the wrong hands The post Examining threats to device security in the hybrid workplace appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

United Nations calls for moratorium on sale of surveillance tech like NSO Group’s Pegasus
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Several vulnerabilities were fixed in curl, a client-side URL transfer library. CVE-2021-22898

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Fedora 33 Fixed 1984005 Fedora 34 – Fixed CVE-2021-36770 – Ensure that UTF-16 decode always includes a trailing NUL. – Replace non-ASCII apostrophes w/ x27, which were introduced in #155 – Addressed: find_encoding returns Internal encoding `Unicode` is no longer a valid encoding name.

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US govt scores a point against Assange in run-up to extradition appeal showdown
Black Hat: Novel DNS Hack Spills Confidential Corp Data

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Lukas Euler discovered a path traversal vulnerability in commons-io, a Java library for common useful IO related classes. When invoking the method FileNameUtils.normalize with an improper input string, like “//../foo”, or “\..foo”, the result would be the same value, thus possibly providing access

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IISerpent: Malware‑driven SEO fraud as a service

The last in our series on IIS threats introduces a malicious IIS extension used to manipulate page rankings for third-party websites The post IISerpent: Malware‑driven SEO fraud as a service appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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An update that solves 5 vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has one errata is now available.

An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability, contains one feature is now available.

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USN-3809-1 introduced a regression in OpenSSH.

Singaporean telco leaked personal data of over 57,000 customers

An update for .NET 5.0 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 rh-dotnet50-dotnet is now available for .NET Core on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

Thief hands back at least a third of $600m in crypto-coins stolen from Poly Network
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Hacker grabs $600m in cryptocash from blockchain company Poly Networks
Ransomware runs rampant, so how can you combat this threat?

A new paper explains how ransomware has become one of the top cyberthreats of the day and how your organization can avoid becoming the next victim The post Ransomware runs rampant, so how can you combat this threat? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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Philipp Jeitner and Haya Shulman discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in libspf2, a library for validating mail senders with SPF, which could result in denial of service, or potentially execution of arbitrary code when processing a specially crafted SPF record.

Microsoft responds to PrintNightmare by making life that little bit harder for admins

Philipp Jeitner and Haya Shulman discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in libspf2, a library for validating mail senders with SPF, which could result in denial of service, or potentially execution of arbitrary code when processing a specially crafted SPF record.

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.7.23 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 Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

An update that fixes 27 vulnerabilities is now available.

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Security fix for CVE-2021-34558

Actively Exploited Windows Zero-Day Gets a Patch

Security fix for CVE-2021-34558

$600m in cryptocurrencies swiped from Poly Network servers after security snafu

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday bug drought: No, it’s not climate change or unexpected code quality improvements

The issue at the heart of ransomware insurance will be familiar to most parents of young children: rewarding bad behavior only invites more of the same, so it’s generally not a good idea. But critics of the ransomware insurance industry argue that’s exactly what the practice does. Ransomware insurance has by now long been suspected […]

eCh0raix Ransomware Variant Targets QNAP, Synology NAS Devices
Deepfakes – the bot made me do it

As fraud involving highly believable synthetic media soars, what can you do to avoid getting scammed? The post Deepfakes – the bot made me do it appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

DEF CON 29: Satellite hacking 101

How peering into the innards of a future satellite can make cybersecurity in space more palatable The post DEF CON 29: Satellite hacking 101 appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

IISpy: A complex server‑side backdoor with anti‑forensic features

The second in our series on IIS threats dissects a malicious IIS extension that employs nifty tricks in an attempt to secure long-term espionage on the compromised servers The post IISpy: A complex server‑side backdoor with anti‑forensic features appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization release 2.6.6 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 Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

Tails 4.21 Is Out – Here’s What’s New & How To Get Started>

An update that fixes 27 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that solves 7 vulnerabilities and has 58 fixes is now available.

An update for the go-toolset:rhel8 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

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 Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

Solving authorization for software developers
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Splunk spots malware targeting Windows Server on AWS to mine Monero

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