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Backport fixes for CVE-2026-1484, CVE-2026-1485, CVE-2026-1489.

Update to version 1.9.2. Release notes: https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.9.2

Release notes for xrdp v0.10.5 (2026/01/27) Security fixes CVE-2025-68670: Improper bounds checking of domain string length leads to Stack- based Buffer Overflow New features

Release notes for xrdp v0.10.5 (2026/01/27) Security fixes CVE-2025-68670: Improper bounds checking of domain string length leads to Stack- based Buffer Overflow New features

Fake Dubai Crown Prince tracked to Nigerian mansion after $2.5M romance scam
Study confirms experience beats youthful enthusiasm

Denis Skvortsov discovered that xrdp, a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server, was susceptible to an unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability, which may result in remote execution of arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed

What Is TLS (Transport Layer Security) in Linux Security?

Update to 9.18.44 (rhbz#2431609) Security Fixes: Fix incorrect length checks for BRID and HHIT records. (CVE-2025-13878) Bug Fixes: Allow glue in delegations with QTYPE=ANY.

Update to 9.18.44 (rhbz#2431609) Security Fixes: Fix incorrect length checks for BRID and HHIT records. (CVE-2025-13878) Bug Fixes: Allow glue in delegations with QTYPE=ANY.

Update to 13.0.10.

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6123-1

Sudo, a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity, was affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-28486 Sudo did not escape control characters in log messages.

Microsoft bumps .NET Framework 3.5 from Windows installers

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6122-1

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6121-1

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6120-1

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6119-1

Flickr emails users about data breach, pins it on 3rd party
DDoS deluge: Brit biz battered as botnet blitzes break records
Claude AI finds 500 high-severity software vulnerabilities
Python everywhere—but are we there yet?
Windows PCs fade away

MGASA-2026-0032 – Updated python-django packages fix security vulnerabilities

MGAA-2026-0011 – Updated yt-dlp packages fix bugs

Google unveils API and MCP server for developer documentation

This update bumps the bundled lodash to 4.17.23 to ensure openQA is protected against CVE-2025-13465. It likely was not vulnerable in any case, though, as I don’t believe the vulnerable codepaths were exposed by openQA’s use of lodash.

Regenerate vendor tarball. Fixes CVE-2025-13465.

Regenerate vendor tarball. Fixes CVE-2025-13465.

Version 12.5.8 – 2026-01-27 Changed To prevent Poisoned Pipeline Execution (PPE) attacks using prepared .coverage files in pull requests, a PHPT test will no longer be run if the temporary file for writing code coverage information already exists before the test runs

Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome’s attempts to make it harder
OpenClaw reveals meaty personal information after simple cracks
Visual Studio Code update shines on coding agents
OfferUp scammers are out in force: Here’s what you should know

The mobile marketplace app has a growing number of users, but not all of them are genuine. Watch out for these common scams.

Incognito Market admin sentenced to 30 years for running $105 million dark web drug empire
Substack says intruder lifted emails, phone numbers in months-old breach
Asia-based government spies quietly broke into critical networks across 37 countries
Betterment breach may expose 1.4M users after social engineering attack

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in containerd, an open-source container runtime, used by e.g. Docker or Kubernetes. CVE-2024-25621 Overly broad default permission vulnerability. Directory paths `/var/lib/containerd`, `/run/containerd/io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri`

What’s new in post-quantum cryptography in RHEL 10.1
IT automation with agentic AI: Introducing the MCP server for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Italy claims cyberattacks ‘of Russian origin’ are pelting Winter Olympics
n8n security woes roll on as new critical flaws bypass December fix
Cloud sovereignty is no longer just a public sector concern
Databricks adds MemAlign to MLflow to cut cost and latency of LLM evaluation
The ‘Super Bowl’ standard: Architecting distributed systems for massive concurrency
How to reduce the risks of AI-generated code
Beyond NPM: What you need to know about JSR
What is context engineering? And why it’s the new AI architecture
Deno Sandbox launched for running AI-generated code
Three clues that your LLM may be poisoned with a sleeper-agent back door

MGAA-2026-0010 – Updated libformula & ant-contrib packages fix bug

Satya Nadella decides Microsoft needs an engineering quality czar
What Is AppArmor? A Practical Look for Linux Admins

Fix CVE-2026-24882: Stack-based buffer overflow in tpm2daemon allows arbitrary code execution

Regenerate vendor tarball. Fixes CVE-2025-13465.

Regenerate vendor tarball. Fixes CVE-2025-13465.

Version 12.5.8 – 2026-01-27 Changed To prevent Poisoned Pipeline Execution (PPE) attacks using prepared .coverage files in pull requests, a PHPT test will no longer be run if the temporary file for writing code coverage information already exists before the test runs

Smashing Security podcast #453: The Epstein Files didn’t hide this hacker very well

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6118-1

AWS intruder achieved admin access in under 10 minutes thanks to AI assist, researchers say
Apple’s Xcode 26.3 brings integrated support for agentic coding
Critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk bug under attack
Nitrogen ransomware is so broken even the crooks can’t unlock your files
GitHub eyes restrictions on pull requests to rein in AI-based code deluge on maintainers
Universal £7,500 payout offered to PSNI staff over major data breach
Azure outage disrupts VMs and identity services for over 10 hours
4 self-contained databases for your apps
AI is not coming for your developer job
Six reasons to use coding agents

A security issue was discovered in Thunderbird, which could result in information disclosure. For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1:140.7.1esr-1~deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your thunderbird packages.

An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Clouds rush to deliver OpenClaw-as-a-service offerings

MGAA-2026-0009 – Updated subversion packages fix bug

What Is SELinux? A Practical Take for Linux Admins
Vercel revamps AI-powered v0 development platform
AI agents can’t yet pull off fully autonomous cyberattacks – but they are already very helpful to crims
Critical React Native Metro dev server bug under attack as researchers scream into the void
CISA updated ransomware intel on 59 bugs last year without telling defenders
A slippery slope: Beware of Winter Olympics scams and other cyberthreats

It’s snow joke – sporting events are a big draw for cybercriminals. Make sure you’re not on the losing side by following these best practices.

X marks the raid: French cops swoop on Musk’s Paris ops
Microsoft finally sends TLS 1.0 and 1.1 to the cloud retirement home
Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator
DIY AI bot farm OpenClaw is a security ‘dumpster fire’
British military to get legal OK to swat drones near bases

xrdp is an open source RDP server. It was found that xrdp contains an unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. The issue stems from improper bounds checking when processing user domain information during the connection sequence. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code

Several security issues were fixed in CRaC JDK 21.

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 21.

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 11.

15.x 15.1 (2026-01-24) Fix #15088: When building a new train, the refit button state may be incorrect (#15162) Fix #15160: Incorrect company names displayed in load game window (#15161)

Notepad++ hijacking blamed on Chinese Lotus Blossom crew behind Chrysalis backdoor
StopICE hacked to send alarming text messages, admins accuse border patrol agent of sabotage
Russia-linked APT28 attackers already abusing new Microsoft Office zero-day
McDonald’s is not lovin’ your bigmac, happymeal, and mcnuggets passwords
OpenClaw patches one-click RCE as security Whac-A-Mole continues