Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1460-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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...

USN-1457-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andy Adamson discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's NFSv4 implementation. A remote NFS server attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service. CVE-2011-4131 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel Virtual Machine virtual cpu setup. An unprivileged local user could exploit...

Behind the Flame Malware

The Flame malware has garnered a lot of attention in the last few days, but there’s also been quite a lot of confusion about what it can do and what its implications are. In this video from PBS Newshour, Dave Shackleford of IANS and Catherine Lotrionte of Georgetown University discuss the worm’s...

PowerSploit

This project is no longer supported PowerSploit is a col...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1448-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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...

Design/Logic Flaw

The capbprmsetcreds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities aka fcaps for implementing a privileged executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted applicatio...

Staggering Increase in Android Malware Variants, Trojan Apps

The number of malicious programs that target Google’s Android mobile platform is growing at an alarming rate, according to data from anti-malware company F-Secure. In the first quarter of 2012, F-Secure identified 3063 new malicious Android application packages APKs and 37 new families of...

kernel: fcaps: clear the same personality flags as suid when fcaps are used

The capbprmsetcreds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities aka fcaps for implementing a privileged executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted applicatio...

FEMA: State, Local Officials Not Prepared to Respond to Cyberattack

A report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA finds that state and local government officials in the U.S. are pessimistic about their ability to respond to a cyberattacks. The National Preparedness Report NPR was commissioned by the Obama Administration. It found that, although the...

Malware Poses as US Department of Justice Violation Notice

Posing as the US Department of Justice DoJ, a new variant of the Citadel Malware called Reveton is responsible for a ransomware campaign that attempts to extort $100 from its victims. The infections are occurring after users are lured to a drive-by download site where a dropper installs the Citad...

PT-2012-1031 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.3.3 Description: The issue arises from the improper handling of file system capabilities in the Linux kernel, allowing local users to bypass intended personality restrictions. This can be achieved through a...

CVE-2012-2123

The capbprmsetcreds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities aka fcaps for implementing a privileged executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted applicatio...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: iproute-3.2.0-3.fc17

The iproute package contains networking utilities ip and rtmon, for exampl e which are designed to use the advanced networking capabilities of the Linux 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernel...

BBC Persia Hacked, Points Finger at Iran

The BBC reports that they were the victim of a “sophisticated cyber-attack,” which they believe is part of an ongoing Iranian campaign to disrupt the BBC Persian Service. The attack reportedly coincides with attempts to jam of the BBC’s satellite feeds into the Islamic republic. “We regard the...

Debate Over Active Defense and Hacking Back Crops Up at RSA

SAN FRANCISCO–The growing stream of attacks in recent years against government agencies, critical infrastructure, utilities and other vital networks has led to an increasingly heated debate around the concept of active defense and targeting the people and groups behind those attacks. That debate...

Researchers Say Carrier IQ Not Logging Texts or Emails, But Has Some Worrisome Capabilities

Security researchers who have investigated the inner workings of the Carrier IQ software and its capabilities say that the application has some powerful, and potentially worrisome capabilities, but that as it’s currently deployed by carriers it doesn’t have the ability to record SMS messages, pho...

Demo of the Carrier IQ Agent on Android

Security researcher Trevor Eckhart discovered that many Android devices come pre-loaded with a piece of software made by Carrier IQ. In this video, he demonstrates how the software works and what it’s capable of monitoring. It’s since been revealed that versions of the app may have been on other...

New Facebook Worm installing Zeus Bot in your Computer

New Facebook Worm installing Zeus Bot in your Computer Recently We Expose about 25 Facebook phishing websites and also write about biggest Facebook phishing in French which steal more then 5000 usernames and passwords. Today another new attack on Facebook users with Zeus Bot comes in action. The...

Duqu computer virus Detected by Iran civil defense organization

Duqu computer virus Detected by Iran civil defense organization The virus is called W32.Duqu, or just Duqu create fear after the opening Pandora's Box of Stuxnet. The head of Iran's civil defense organization told the official IRNA news agency that computers at all main sites at risk were being...

iPad Finally Has a Facebook Application

iPad Finally Has a Facebook Application Facebook has just released its official iPad app. The tablet device was unveiled in January 2010, but development and negotiations with Apple stalled the release of Facebook's app until now. Facebook for iPad is now available in App Store. We've been waitin...