Ryzen™ 4000 Series Processors Security Vulnerabilities

Sony XAV-AX5500 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-AX5500 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of software updates. The issue results from the lack of.....

(Pwn2Own) Sony XAV-AX5500 WMV/ASF Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-AX5500 devices. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing....

CVE-2024-38583

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix use-after-free of timer for log writer thread Patch series "nilfs2: fix log writer related issues". This bug fix series covers three nilfs2 log writer-related issues, including a timer use-after-free issue and...

Execute commands by sending JSON? Learn how unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities work in Ruby projects

Can an attacker execute arbitrary commands on a remote server just by sending JSON? Yes, if the running code contains unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities. But how is that possible? In this blog post, we’ll describe how unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities work and how you can detect them in...

CVE-2024-38610

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map() Patch series "mm: follow_pte() improvements and acrn follow_pte() fixes". Patch #1 fixes a bunch of issues I spotted in the acrn driver. It compiles, that's all I know.....

Researchers Uncover UEFI Vulnerability Affecting Multiple Intel CPUs

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware that affects multiple families of Intel Core desktop and mobile processors. Tracked as CVE-2024-0762 (CVSS score: 7.5), the "UEFIcanhazbufferoverflow" vulnerability has been...

PCI DSS v4.0: What You Need to Know and What the End of v3.2.1 Means for the Future of Digital Payments

On March 31st, 2024, The Payments Card Industry Standards Security Council (PCI SSC) officially retired version 3.2.1 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) with the publication of its new sets of protocols and security standards for v4.0. With the continued rise in cyber threats against...

French Diplomatic Entities Targeted in Russian-Linked Cyber Attacks

State-sponsored actors with ties to Russia have been linked to targeted cyber attacks aimed at French diplomatic entities, the country's information security agency ANSSI said in an advisory. The attacks have been attributed to a cluster tracked by Microsoft under the name Midnight Blizzard...

CVE-2022-48755

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc64/bpf: Limit 'ldbrx' to processors compliant with ISA v2.06 Johan reported the below crash with test_bpf on ppc64 e5500: test_bpf: #296 ALU_END_FROM_LE 64: 0x0123456789abcdef -> 0x67452301 jited:1 Oops: Exception in kern...

CVE-2022-48755

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc64/bpf: Limit 'ldbrx' to processors compliant with ISA v2.06 Johan reported the below crash with test_bpf on ppc64 e5500: test_bpf: #296 ALU_END_FROM_LE 64: 0x0123456789abcdef -> 0x67452301 jited:1 Oops: Exception in...

CVE-2022-48755

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc64/bpf: Limit 'ldbrx' to processors compliant with ISA v2.06 Johan reported the below crash with test_bpf on ppc64 e5500: test_bpf: #296 ALU_END_FROM_LE 64: 0x0123456789abcdef -> 0x67452301 jited:1 Oops: Exception in...

CVE-2022-48755

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc64/bpf: Limit 'ldbrx' to processors compliant with ISA v2.06 Johan reported the below crash with test_bpf on ppc64 e5500: test_bpf: #296 ALU_END_FROM_LE 64: 0x0123456789abcdef -> 0x67452301 jited:1 Oops: Exception in...

CVE-2022-48755 powerpc64/bpf: Limit 'ldbrx' to processors compliant with ISA v2.06

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc64/bpf: Limit 'ldbrx' to processors compliant with ISA v2.06 Johan reported the below crash with test_bpf on ppc64 e5500: test_bpf: #296 ALU_END_FROM_LE 64: 0x0123456789abcdef -> 0x67452301 jited:1 Oops: Exception in...

Secure Your Containerized Environments with Qualys Containerized Scanner Appliance (QCSA)

IT has undergone a series of significant shifts over the years, from physical infrastructure to virtual, and how infrastructure was managed and maintained. This shift led IT through the digital transformation era, introducing various types of clouds and “As-a-Service” models. Although...

New Rust-based Fickle Malware Uses PowerShell for UAC Bypass and Data Exfiltration

A new Rust-based information stealer malware called Fickle Stealer has been observed being delivered via multiple attack chains with the goal of harvesting sensitive information from compromised hosts. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said it's aware of four different distribution methods -- namely VBA...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio (CVE-2024-20952, CVE-2024-20918,CVE-2024-20921, CVE-2023-33850)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8 used by Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio. Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio have addressed the applicable CVEs. (CVE-2024-20952,...

HUMINT in a cyber world

TL;DR HUMINT / Human Intelligence is gathered from a person in the location in question. It’s the sort of information we think of in the context of spying. A modern intelligence apparatus is multi-discipline with many different collection methods. HUMINT sources include officers, agents,...

Important: ghostscript security update

The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. Ghostscript translates PostScript code to common bitmap formats so that the code can be displayed or printed. Security Fix(es): ghostscript: OPVP device arbitrary code execution via custom Driver library...

ghostscript security update

[9.27-13] - CVE-2024-33871 ghostscript: OPVP device arbitrary code execution via custom Driver...

Important: ghostscript security update

The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. Ghostscript translates PostScript code to common bitmap formats so that the code can be displayed or printed. Security Fix(es): ghostscript: OPVP device arbitrary code execution via custom Driver library...

AlmaLinux 8 : ghostscript (ALSA-2024:4000)

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2024:4000 advisory. * ghostscript: OPVP device arbitrary code execution via custom Driver library (CVE-2024-33871) Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from...

Oracle Linux 8 : ghostscript (ELSA-2024-4000)

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-4000 advisory. [9.27-13] - CVE-2024-33871 ghostscript: OPVP device arbitrary code execution via custom Driver library Tenable has extracted the preceding description block...

CVE-2022-48755

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc64/bpf: Limit 'ldbrx' to processors compliant with ISA v2.06 Johan reported the below crash with test_bpf on ppc64 e5500: test_bpf: #296 ALU_END_FROM_LE 64: 0x0123456789abcdef -> 0x67452301 jited:1 Oops: Exception in...

RHEL 8 : ghostscript (RHSA-2024:4000)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:4000 advisory. The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. Ghostscript translates PostScript code to common bitmap...

CVE-2024-38583

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix use-after-free of timer for log writer thread Patch series "nilfs2: fix log writer related issues". This bug fix series covers three nilfs2 log writer-related issues, including a timer use-after-free issue and...

CVE-2024-38610

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map() Patch series "mm: follow_pte() improvements and acrn follow_pte() fixes". Patch #1 fixes a bunch of issues I spotted in the acrn driver. It compiles, that's all I...

Worldwide 2023 Email Phishing Statistics and Examples

Explore the need for going beyond built-in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace™ security based on email threats detected in...

Worldwide 2023 Email Phishing Statistics and Examples

Explore the need for going beyond built-in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace™ security based on email threats detected in...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java affect IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Storage Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products

Summary Vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition affects the product's management GUI. The Command Line Interface is unaffected. CVE-2024-20952, CVE-2024-20918, CVE-2024-20921, CVE-2024-20919, CVE-2024-20926, CVE-2024-20945, CVE-2023-33850. Vulnerability Details **...

CVE-2024-38610

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map() Patch series "mm: follow_pte() improvements and acrn follow_pte() fixes". Patch #1 fixes a bunch of issues I spotted in the acrn driver. It compiles, that's all I...

CVE-2024-38610

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map() Patch series "mm: follow_pte() improvements and acrn follow_pte() fixes". Patch #1 fixes a bunch of issues I spotted in the acrn driver. It compiles, that's all I...

CVE-2024-38610

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map() Patch series "mm: follow_pte() improvements and acrn follow_pte() fixes". Patch #1 fixes a bunch of issues I spotted in the acrn driver. It compiles, that's all I...

CVE-2024-38583

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix use-after-free of timer for log writer thread Patch series "nilfs2: fix log writer related issues". This bug fix series covers three nilfs2 log writer-related issues, including a timer use-after-free issue and...

CVE-2024-38583

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix use-after-free of timer for log writer thread Patch series "nilfs2: fix log writer related issues". This bug fix series covers three nilfs2 log writer-related issues, including a timer use-after-free issue and...

CVE-2024-38583

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix use-after-free of timer for log writer thread Patch series "nilfs2: fix log writer related issues". This bug fix series covers three nilfs2 log writer-related issues, including a timer use-after-free issue and...

CVE-2024-38610 drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map() Patch series "mm: follow_pte() improvements and acrn follow_pte() fixes". Patch #1 fixes a bunch of issues I spotted in the acrn driver. It compiles, that's all I...

CVE-2024-38610 drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map() Patch series "mm: follow_pte() improvements and acrn follow_pte() fixes". Patch #1 fixes a bunch of issues I spotted in the acrn driver. It compiles, that's all I...

CVE-2024-38583 nilfs2: fix use-after-free of timer for log writer thread

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix use-after-free of timer for log writer thread Patch series "nilfs2: fix log writer related issues". This bug fix series covers three nilfs2 log writer-related issues, including a timer use-after-free issue and...

The Hacking of Culture and the Creation of Socio-Technical Debt

Culture is increasingly mediated through algorithms. These algorithms have splintered the organization of culture, a result of states and tech companies vying for influence over mass audiences. One byproduct of this splintering is a shift from imperfect but broad cultural narratives to a...

CVE-2024-6129

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in spa-cartcms 1.9.0.6. Affected is an unknown function of the file /login of the component Username Handler. The manipulation of the argument email leads to observable behavioral discrepancy. It is possible to launch the attack...

CVE-2024-6129

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in spa-cartcms 1.9.0.6. Affected is an unknown function of the file /login of the component Username Handler. The manipulation of the argument email leads to observable behavioral discrepancy. It is possible to launch the attack...

CVE-2024-6128

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in spa-cartcms 1.9.0.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /checkout of the component Checkout Page. The manipulation of the argument quantity with the input -10 leads to enforcement of behavioral workflow....

CVE-2024-6128

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in spa-cartcms 1.9.0.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /checkout of the component Checkout Page. The manipulation of the argument quantity with the input -10 leads to enforcement of behavioral workflow....

CVE-2024-6129 spa-cartcms Username login observable behavioral discrepancy

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in spa-cartcms 1.9.0.6. Affected is an unknown function of the file /login of the component Username Handler. The manipulation of the argument email leads to observable behavioral discrepancy. It is possible to launch the attack...

CVE-2024-6128 spa-cartcms Checkout Page checkout behavioral workflow

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in spa-cartcms 1.9.0.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /checkout of the component Checkout Page. The manipulation of the argument quantity with the input -10 leads to enforcement of behavioral workflow....

CVE-2024-6128 spa-cartcms Checkout Page checkout behavioral workflow

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in spa-cartcms 1.9.0.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /checkout of the component Checkout Page. The manipulation of the argument quantity with the input -10 leads to enforcement of behavioral workflow....

CVE-2022-23829

A potential weakness in AMD SPI protection features may allow a malicious attacker with Ring0 (kernel mode) access to bypass the native System Management Mode (SMM) ROM...

Exploring malicious Windows drivers (Part 2): the I/O system, IRPs, stack locations, IOCTLs and more

This blog post is part of a multi-part series, and it is highly recommended to read the first entry here before continuing. As the second entry in our "Exploring malicious Windows drivers" series, we will continue where the first left off: Discussing the I/O system and IRPs. We will expand on...

Rethinking Democracy for the Age of AI

There is a lot written about technology's threats to democracy. Polarization. Artificial intelligence. The concentration of wealth and power. I have a more general story: The political and economic systems of governance that were created in the mid-18th century are poorly suited for the 21st...

New Malware Targets Exposed Docker APIs for Cryptocurrency Mining

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign that targets publicly exposed Docket API endpoints with the aim of delivering cryptocurrency miners and other payloads. Included among the tools deployed is a remote access tool that's capable of downloading and executing more...