Researchers Find VS Code Flaw Allowing Attackers to Republish Deleted Extensions Under Same Names

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a loophole in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace that allows threat actors to reuse names of previously removed extensions. Software supply chain security outfit ReversingLabs said it made the discovery after it identified a malicious extension named...

Researchers Find VS Code Flaw Allowing Attackers to Republish Deleted Extensions Under Same Names

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a loophole in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace that allows threat actors to reuse names of previously removed extensions. Software supply chain security outfit ReversingLabs said it made the discovery after it identified a malicious extension named...

Popular Chrome Extensions Leak API Keys, User Data via HTTP and Hard-Coded Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged several popular Google Chrome extensions that have been found to transmit data in HTTP and hard-code secrets in their code, exposing users to privacy and security risks. "Several widely used extensions ... unintentionally transmit sensitive data over simple...

xorg-x11-server security update

1.20.4-12 - CVE fixes for: CVE-2020-14345 1872389, CVE-2020-14346 1872393, CVE-2020-14361 1872400, CVE-2020-14362 1872407 - Temporarily revert fixes from 1.20.4-11 build for delivery of CVE fixes 1.20.4-11 - Fix a crash when moving an animated cursor between screens - Be case-insentive when...