A week in security (April 1 – 7)

Last week, Malwarebytes Labs took readers on a brief tour of some of the world's most notable data privacy laws, explored how gamers can protect themselves against cyberthreats, and offered thoughts about the reports that a 23-year-old Chinese woman gained access to President Donald Trump’s...

Kernel update: Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch 76.0 for Virtuozzo 7.0 Update 9 and Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform 2.5

The cumulative Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch was updated with stability fixes. The patch applies to the kernel 3.10.0-862.20.2.vz7.73.29 Virtuozzo 7.0 Update 9 and Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform 2.5. Vulnerability id: PSBM-93047, VSTOR-20922 fusekiopcs: kernel crash in processpcsinitreply caused...

8 Tips and Best Practices to Build a Solid Cloud Migration Strategy for 2019

Here are eight fool-proof practices that can help you move your workloads to the cloud. A quick look at cloud migration. Cloud migration involves moving an organization’s data storage and IT operations to a cloud network. Cloud computing services are hosted in a multi-tenant environment and can b...

Product update: Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform 2.5 Update 5 (2.5.0-1639)

This update provides a new feature as well as stability and usability fixes. Vulnerability id: VSTOR-20558 The same data path ID was assigned to VLAN interfaces in OVS bridges. Vulnerability id: VSTOR-20913 Unable to update storage license. Vulnerability id: VSTOR-21089 Under certain circumstance...

SAS 2019 to Tackle APTs, Supply Chains and More

Kaspersky Lab’s Security Analyst Summit kicks off in Singapore next week, where elite researchers, top cybersecurity firms and global law-enforcement agencies will discuss today’s biggest cybersecurity threats and how best to squash them. This year marks the first time the global security...

Can a Vulnerability Scan break servers and services?

The most serious problem of Vulnerability Scanners is that they are too complex and unpredictable. Usually they don't affect the target hosts, but when they do, welcome to hell! And if you scan huge infrastructure, tens thousands hosts and more, it's not "if" the scanner will break the server it'...

Rockwell Automation Stratix 5950

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.6 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: Stratix 5950 Vulnerability: Improper Input Validation 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause an...

Rockwell Automation Stratix 5400/5410/5700 and ArmorStratix 5700

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: Stratix 5400/5410/5700, ArmorStratix 5700 Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an...

Advantech WebAccess/SCADA

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Advantech Equipment: WebAccess/SCADA Vulnerabilities: Command Injection, Stack-based Buffer Overflow, Improper Access Control 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may...

Compromising vital infrastructure: water management

It’s probably unnecessary to explain why water management is considered part of our vital infrastructure, but it's a wider field than you might expect—and almost every one of its components can be integral to our survival. We all need clean water to drink. As much as I like my coffee, I can't mak...

Supply Chain Integrity Month

April is Supply Chain Integrity Month. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ODNI, and the Department of Defense DOD are partnering to promote the importance of supply chain security and risk management. Breaches in the supp...

CVE-2018-11976

ECDSA signature code leaks private keys from secure world to non-secure world in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice &...

Critical Rockwell Automation Bug in Drive Component Puts IIoT Plants at Risk

A critical denial-of-service DoS vulnerability has been found in a Rockwell Automation industrial drive, which is a logic-controlled mechanical component used in industrial systems to manage industrial motors. The vulnerability was identified in Rockwell Automation’s PowerFlex 525 drive component...

VMware Releases Security Updates

VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the VMware...

Lazarus Group Widens Tactics in Cryptocurrency Attacks

North Korea-linked APT Lazarus Group has been spotted targeting the cryptocurrency business again, adding Apple users to the mix by using PowerShell scripts to control macOS malware, and honing its Windows strategy. The campaign has been active since at least November 2018, according to an analys...

Elfin Hacking Group Targets Multiple U.S. and Saudi Arabian Firms

An Iran-linked cyber-espionage group that has been found targeting critical infrastructure, energy and military sectors in Saudi Arabia and the United States two years ago continues targeting organizations in the two nations, Symantec reported on Wednesday. Widely known as APT33, which Symantec...

Rockwell Automation PowerFlex 525 AC Drives

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: PowerFlex 525 AC Drives Vulnerability: Resource Exhaustion 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in resource exhaustion,...

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Linux Kernel IP Fragment Reassembly DoS

According to its self-reported version, the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller APIC is affected by a vulnerability in the IP stack that is used by the Linux Kernel publicly known as FragmentSmack. The vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial ...

GSA Bounty: SSRF in Search.gov via ?url= parameter

Summary: https://search.usa.gov/helpdocs endpoint is vulnerable to SSRF via url parameter. The parameter is protected but can be bypassed using LF %0A. Steps To Reproduce: 1. Login to Search.gov and click help manual. 2. The following request was vulnerable. - Request GET...

The vulnerability of the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller, a component of the information infrastructure management tool, stems from insufficient validation of input data. This allows attackers to read arbitrary files.

The vulnerability of the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller, a component of the information infrastructure management tool, is related to insufficient validation of input data when operating in ACI mode. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to read arbitrary...