Apple Lockdown Mode helps protect users from spyware

Apple has announced a new feature of iOS 16 called Lockdown Mode. This new feature is designed to provide a safer environment on iOS for people at high risk of what Apple refers to as "mercenary spyware." This includes people like journalists and human rights advocates, who are often targeted by...

Apple's New "Lockdown Mode" Protects iPhone, iPad, and Mac Against Spyware

Apple on Wednesday announced it plans to introduce an enhanced security setting called Lockdown Mode in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura to safeguard high-risk users against "highly targeted cyberattacks." The "extreme, optional protection" feature, now available for preview in beta versions ...

Apple’s Lockdown Mode Aims to Counter Spyware Threats

Starting with iOS 16, people who are at risk of being targeted with spyware will have some much-needed help...

kernel security and bug fix update

5.14.0-70.17.1.0.10.OL9 - lockdown: also lock down previous kgdb use Daniel Thompson Orabug: 34290418 CVE-2022-21499 5.14.0-70.17.10.OL9 - Update Oracle Linux certificates Kevin Lyons - Disable signing for aarch64 Ilya Okomin - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was added to the kernel trusted...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

5.15.0-0.30.19 - net/mlx4: Increase numsrq in lowmemprofile Dave Kleikamp Orabug: 34052160 5.15.0-0.30.18 - Revert ocfs2: mount shared volume without ha stack Junxiao Bi Orabug: 33701900 - KVM: x86/speculation: Disable Fill buffer clear within guests Pawan Gupta Orabug: 34202258 CVE-2022-21123...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container security update

5.15.0-0.30.19 - net/mlx4: Increase numsrq in lowmemprofile Dave Kleikamp Orabug: 34052160 5.15.0-0.30.18 - Revert ocfs2: mount shared volume without ha stack Junxiao Bi Orabug: 33701900 - KVM: x86/speculation: Disable Fill buffer clear within guests Pawan Gupta Orabug: 34202258 CVE-2022-21123...

OESA-2022-1727 kernel security update

The Linux Kernel, the operating system core itself. Security Fixes: A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s sound subsystem in the way a user triggers concurrent calls of PCM hwparams. The hwfree ioctls or similar race condition happens inside ALSA PCM for other ioctls. This flaw...

GSD-2022-1002855 lockdown: also lock down previous kgdb use

lockdown: also lock down previous kgdb use This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.18.1 by commit...

Cisco ASA-X with FirePOWER Services Authenticated Command Injection

This module exploits an authenticated command injection vulnerability affecting Cisco ASA-X with FirePOWER Services. This exploit is executed through the ASA's ASDM web server and lands in the FirePower Services SFR module's Linux virtual machine as the root user. Access to the virtual machine...

CVE-2022-1665

A set of pre-production kernel packages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power architecture can be booted by the grub in Secure Boot mode even though it shouldn't. These kernel builds don't have the secure boot lockdown patches applied to it and can bypass the secure boot validations, allowing...

CVE-2022-1665

A set of pre-production kernel packages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power architecture can be booted by the grub in Secure Boot mode even though it shouldn't. These kernel builds don't have the secure boot lockdown patches applied to it and can bypass the secure boot validations, allowing...

CVE-2022-1665

A set of pre-production kernel packages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power architecture can be booted by the grub in Secure Boot mode even though it shouldn't. These kernel builds don't have the secure boot lockdown patches applied to it and can bypass the secure boot validations, allowing...

Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2022-9496)

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9496 advisory. - debug: lockdown kgdb Orabug: 34270802 CVE-2022-21499 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory...

SUSE-SU-2022:2116-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was updated. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2022-21127: Fixed a stale MMIO data transient which can be exploited to speculatively/transiently disclose information via spectre like attacks. bsc1199650 - CVE-2022-21123: Fixed a stale MMIO data...

Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2022-9495)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9495 advisory. 3.10.0-1160.66.1.0.2.el7 - debug: lock down kgdb Orabug: 34270798 CVE-2022-21499 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle...

SUSE-SU-2022:2082-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 kernel was updated to 3.12.31 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2022-21127: Fixed a stale MMIO data transient which can be exploited to speculatively/transiently disclose information via spectre like attacks...

CVE-2022-21499

A flaw was found in the kernel/debug/debugcore.c in the Linux kernel in lockdown mode. This flaw allows an attacker with local access to trigger the debugger, bypass lockdown and write anonymously. Mitigation Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don...

Shanghai’s Censors Can’t Hide Stories of the Dead

Many people reportedly died after struggling to access medical care during a brutal lockdown. The families want to make sure these deaths are counted...

Debian DSA-5161-1 : linux - security update

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5161 advisory. Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. CVE-2022-0494 Th...

CVE-2022-21499

KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown. An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7...