kernel: Null pointer dereference via keyctl

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel key management subsystem in which a local attacker could crash the kernel or corrupt the stack and additional memory denial of service by supplying a specially crafted RSA key. This flaw panics the machine during the verification of the RSA key...

kernel: Null pointer dereference via keyctl

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel key management subsystem in which a local attacker could crash the kernel or corrupt the stack and additional memory denial of service by supplying a specially crafted RSA key. This flaw panics the machine during the verification of the RSA key...

CVE-2017-6339

Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance IWSVA 6.5 before CP 1746 mismanages certain key and certificate data. Per IWSVA documentation, by default, IWSVA acts as a private Certificate Authority CA and dynamically generates digital certificates that are sent to client browsers to...

Design/Logic Flaw

Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance IWSVA 6.5 before CP 1746 mismanages certain key and certificate data. Per IWSVA documentation, by default, IWSVA acts as a private Certificate Authority CA and dynamically generates digital certificates that are sent to client browsers to...

General KMS troubleshooting commands

Here are a few commands that will help you confirm your KMS configuration...

Centrally Manage SSH Administrative Access: KeyBox

Centrally Manage SSH Administrative Access KeyBox is a web-based SSH console that centrally manages administrative access to systems. Web-based administration is combined with management and distribution of user’s public SSH keys. Key management and administration is based on profiles assigned to...

Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2017-782)

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel key management subsystem in which a local attacker could crash the kernel or corrupt the stack and additional memory denial of service by supplying a specially crafted RSA key. This flaw panics the machine during the verification of the RSA key. CVE-2016-8650...

I'm giving up on PGP

After years of wrestling GnuPG with varying levels of enthusiasm, I came to the conclusion that it's just not worth it, and I'm giving up. At least on the concept of long term PGP keys. This is not about the gpg tool itself, or about tools at all. Many already wrote about that. It's about the lon...

CVE-2016-9313

The implementation of big key management in security/keys/bigkey.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7 mishandles unsuccessful crypto registration in conjunction with successful key-type registration, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and panic or possibl...

[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: ecryptfs-utils-111-1.fc23

eCryptfs is a stacked cryptographic filesystem that ships in Linux kernel versions 2.6.19 and above. This package provides the mount helper and supporting libraries to perform key management and mount functions. Install ecryptfs-utils if you would like to mount eCryptfs...

Auto_EAP - Automated Brute-Force Login Attacks Against EAP Networks

AutoEAP.py is a script designed to perform automated brute-force authentication attacks against various types of EAP networks. These types of wireless networks provide an interface to facilitate password guessing of domain credentials as radius servers check authentication against Active Director...

[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: gnupg-1.4.21-1.fc23

GnuPG GNU Privacy Guard is a GNU utility for encrypting data and creating digital signatures. GnuPG has advanced key management capabilities and is compliant with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard described in RFC2440. Since GnuPG doesn't use any patented algorithm, it is not compatible with...

[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: gnupg-1.4.21-1.fc25

GnuPG GNU Privacy Guard is a GNU utility for encrypting data and creating digital signatures. GnuPG has advanced key management capabilities and is compliant with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard described in RFC2440. Since GnuPG doesn't use any patented algorithm, it is not compatible with...

[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: gnupg-1.4.21-1.fc24

GnuPG GNU Privacy Guard is a GNU utility for encrypting data and creating digital signatures. GnuPG has advanced key management capabilities and is compliant with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard described in RFC2440. Since GnuPG doesn't use any patented algorithm, it is not compatible with...

[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: cryptobone-1.0.5-1.fc23

The Crypto Bone is a secure messaging system that makes sure a user's email is always encrypted without burdening the user with the message key management. Based on a GUI and a separate daemon, both ease-of-use and security are assured by a novel approach to encryption key management. While the...

[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: cryptobone-1.0.5-1.fc24

The Crypto Bone is a secure messaging system that makes sure a user's email is always encrypted without burdening the user with the message key management. Based on a GUI and a separate daemon, both ease-of-use and security are assured by a novel approach to encryption key management. While the...

[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: ecryptfs-utils-111-1.fc24

eCryptfs is a stacked cryptographic filesystem that ships in Linux kernel versions 2.6.19 and above. This package provides the mount helper and supporting libraries to perform key management and mount functions. Install ecryptfs-utils if you would like to mount eCryptfs...

CVE-2016-4437

Apache Shiro before 1.2.5, when a cipher key has not been configured for the “remember me” feature, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or bypass intended access restrictions via an unspecified request parameter. Recent assessments: sv3nbeast at April 17, 2020 12:15pm UTC reported: ...

Dark Internet Mail Environment: DIME

Internet electronic mail email was designed in the early days of the Internet, and so lacks any mechanism to protect the privacy of the sender and addressee. Several techniques have been used in an attempt to increase the privacy of email. These techniques have provided either modest increases in...

CVE-2016-3125

The modtls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.5b and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc2 does not properly handle the TLSDHParamFile directive, which might cause a weaker than intended Diffie-Hellman DH key to be used and consequently allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors...