The vulnerability of the ice component in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ice component in the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to the emergence of a race condition that can lead to mutual locking. In this condition, the interface leaves the LAG state and immediately re-enters the LAG state. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an...

City of Columbus tries to silence security researcher

The City of Columbus, Ohio is suing a security researcher for sharing stolen data. All the complaint will accomplish, we imagine, is spotlight the ignorance of certain city officials in handling a common security matter. What happened is that the City of Columbus was attacked by a ransomware grou...

IT threat evolution in Q2 2024. Non-mobile statistics

The statistics presented here are based on detection verdicts by Kaspersky products and services received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Quarterly figures In Q2 2024: Kaspersky solutions blocked over 664 million attacks from various internet sources. The web antivirus...

This Week in Spring - September 3rd, 2024

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's September 3rd, and I'm still buzzing from the last week's SpringOne extravaganza! Also: I'm tired. Last week was nuts. I'm super glad it happened, but I'm tired. And also buzzing. You know? Surely you don't. I hope not...

PT-2024-32237 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to the drm/panthor component, where high priorities on group create were not properly restricted. This allowed any users to create a high priority group without...

September 3, 2024, update for Office 2016 (KB5002636)

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CVE-2024-38402

Memory corruption while processing IOCTL call for getting group info...

CVE-2024-38402

CVE-2024-38402 is a memory corruption via a refcount leak in the Qualcomm ADSPRPC DSP driver (fastrpc_get_process_gids). The vulnerability can enable use-after-free of the group_info structure, exposing kernel memory through a non-saturating refcount that can overflow with repeated calls. Disclos...

CVE-2024-38402 Use After Free in DSP Services

Memory corruption while processing IOCTL call for getting group info...

Head Mare: adventures of a unicorn in Russia and Belarus

Head Mare is a hacktivist group that first made itself known in 2023 on the social network X formerly Twitter1. In their public posts, the attackers reveal information about some of their victims, including organization names, internal documents stolen during attacks, and screenshots of desktops...

SMB Group Policy Preference Saved Passwords Enumeration

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'SMB Group Policy Preference Saved Passwords Enumeration', 'Description' = %Q This module enumerates files from target domain controllers and...

North Korean Hackers Deploy FudModule Rootkit via Chrome Zero-Day Exploit

A recently patched security flaw in Google Chrome and other Chromium web browsers was exploited as a zero-day by North Korean actors in a campaign designed to deliver the FudModule rootkit. The development is indicative of the persistent efforts made by the nation-state adversary, which has made ...

GitLab Authenticated File Read

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'GitLab Authenticated File Read', 'Description' = %q GitLab version 16.0 contains a directory traversal for arbitrary file read as the gitlab-www...

Russian APT29 Using NSO Group-Style Exploits in Attacks, Google

Google’s Threat Analysis Group TAG has exposed a new campaign by Russian state-backed APT29, also known as Cozy…...

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45492

An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for mgroupSize on 32-bit platforms where UINTMAX equals SIZEMAX...

Russian Hackers Exploit Safari and Chrome Flaws in High-Profile Cyberattack

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple in-the-wild exploit campaigns that leveraged now-patched flaws in Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers to infect mobile users with information-stealing malware. "These campaigns delivered n-day exploits for which patches were available, but would...

Powerful Spyware Exploits Enable a New String of ‘Watering Hole’ Attacks

Suspected Russian hackers have compromised a series of websites to utilize sophisticated spyware exploits that are eerily similar to those created by NSO Group and Intellexa...

U.S. Agencies Warn of Iranian Hacking Group's Ongoing Ransomware Attacks

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have called out an Iranian hacking group for breaching multiple organizations across the country and coordinating with affiliates to deliver ransomware. The activity has been linked to a threat actor dubbed Pioneer Kitten, which is also known as Fox...

Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations

Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center DC3 are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA to warn network defenders that, as of August 2024, a group of Iran-based cyber actors...

BlackByte Ransomware Exploits VMware ESXi Flaw in Latest Attack Wave

The threat actors behind the BlackByte ransomware group have been observed likely exploiting a recently patched security flaw impacting VMware ESXi hypervisors, while also leveraging various vulnerable drivers to disarm security protections. "The BlackByte ransomware group continues to leverage...