CentOS Update for libvirt CESA-2018:1997 centos7

Check the version of libvirt SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptoid"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882917";...

PT-2018-10144 · Red Hat · Podman

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: podman versions prior to 0.6.1 Description: The issue arises from podman not dropping capabilities when a container is executed as a non-root user, resulting in unnecessary privileges being granted to the container. Recommendations: For...

Oracle Linux 6 : libvirt (ELSA-2018-1929)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-1929 advisory. - cpu: define the 'ssbd' CPUID feature bit CVE-2018-3639 - cpu: define the 'virt-ssbd' CPUID feature bit CVE-2018-3639 - qemu: avoid denial of service...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security update

An update for podman is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. 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...

podman: Containers run as non-root users do not drop capabilities

It has been discovered that podman does not drop capabilities when executing a container as a non-root user. This results in unnecessary privileges being granted to the container...

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000204

Linux Kernel version 3.18 to 4.16 incorrectly handles an SGIO ioctl on /dev/sg0 with dxferdirection=SGDXFERFROMDEV and an empty 6-byte cmdp. This may lead to copying up to 1000 kernel heap pages to the userspace. This has been fixed upstream in...

CHIPSEC - Platform Security Assessment Framework

CHIPSEC is a framework for analyzing the security of PC platforms including hardware, system firmware BIOS/UEFI, and platform components. It includes a security test suite, tools for accessing various low level interfaces, and forensic capabilities. It can be run on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and...

Threat Roundup for June 16-22

As usual, we are bringing you the weekly Threat Roundup to highlight the most prevalent threats we've seen between June 15 and 22. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavior...

Security Bulletin: Privilege Escalation vulnerability affects Cognos Analytics (CVE-2016-8960)

Summary Cognos Analytics is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack that could grant a user the Capabilities of another. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-8960 DESCRIPTION: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence could allow a user with lower privilege Capabilities to adopt the Capabilities of a...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects WebSphere Lombardi Edition (CVE-2014-3566)

Summary SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption POODLE attack. SSLv3 is enabled in WebSphere Lombardi Edition. Vulnerability Details CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3566 DESCRIPTION: WebSphere Lombardi Edition could allow a remote attacker t...

VPNFilter Malware Impact Larger Than Previously Thought

Researchers say the impact of the VPNFilter malware discovered last month is larger than originally reported. On Wednesday, Cisco Talos researchers said they now believe the malware has infected twice the number of router brands than previously stated. They added that VPNFilter also delivers a mo...

Cybersecurity Reference Architecture: Security for a Hybrid Enterprise

The Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture describes Microsofts cybersecurity capabilities and how they integrate with existing security architectures and capabilities. We recently updated this diagram and wanted to share a little bit about the changes and the document itself to help you...

cri-o: capabilities are not dropped when switching to a non-root user

Kubernetes CRI-O version prior to 1.9 contains a Privilege Context Switching Error CWE-270 vulnerability in the handling of ambient capabilities that can result in containers running with elevated privileges, allowing users abilities they should not have. This attack appears to be exploitable via...

CVE-2018-11633

An issue was discovered in the MULTIDOTS Woo Checkout for Digital Goods plugin 2.1 for WordPress. If an admin user can be tricked into visiting a crafted URL created by an attacker via spear phishing/social engineering, the attacker can change the plugin settings. The function...

Cross site request forgery (csrf)

An issue was discovered in the MULTIDOTS Woo Checkout for Digital Goods plugin 2.1 for WordPress. If an admin user can be tricked into visiting a crafted URL created by an attacker via spear phishing/social engineering, the attacker can change the plugin settings. The function...

Prowler - Distributed Network Vulnerability Scanner

Prowler is a Network Vulnerability Scanner implemented on a Raspberry Pi Cluster, first developed during Singapore Infosec Community Hackathon - HackSmith v1.0. Capabilities Scan a network a particular subnet or a list of IP addresses for all IP addresses associated with active network devices...

Brazilian Banking Trojan Communicates Via Microsoft SQL Server

Researchers have discovered a banking trojan making waves in Brazil with an array of tricks up its sleeve, including using an unusual command and control C&C server and a full-screen social-engineering overlay form. Researchers at IBM X-Force research on Tuesday revealed that attackers are using...

See If You’re GDPR-Ready With Our Last-Minute Checklist

Time’s just about run out to get all your ducks in a row for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation GDPR going into effect on May 25, and we’ve put together a little refresher toolkit to help you dot your Is and cross your Ts. Whether you’re planning on sticking to the new GDPR guidelines or...

Privilege Context Switching Error

github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o is susceptible to privilege context switching error. The vulnerability exists in handling ambient capabilities. During container execution, containers running with elevated privileges may allow a user with lower privilege to perform abilities they should not...

CVE-2018-1000400

Kubernetes CRI-O version prior to 1.9 contains a Privilege Context Switching Error CWE-270 vulnerability in the handling of ambient capabilities that can result in containers running with elevated privileges, allowing users abilities they should not have. This attack appears to be exploitable via...