Important: bcel

Issue Overview: Apache Commons BCEL has a number of APIs that would normally only allow changing specific class characteristics. However, due to an out-of-bounds writing issue, these APIs can be used to produce arbitrary bytecode. This could be abused in applications that pass attacker-controllab...

CISA Updates Best Practices for Mapping to MITRE ATT&CK®

Today, CISA updated Best Practices for MITRE ATT&CK® Mapping. The MITRE ATT&CK® framework is a lens through which network defenders can analyze adversary behavior and, as CISA Executive Assistant Director Eric Goldstein noted in his June 2021 blog post on the framework, it directly supports...

Mitigate threats with the new threat matrix for Kubernetes

Today, we are glad to release the third version of the threat matrix for Kubernetes, an evolving knowledge base for security threats that target Kubernetes clusters. The matrix, first released by Microsoft in 2020, was the first attempt to systematically cover the attack landscape of Kubernetes...

Mitigate threats with the new threat matrix for Kubernetes

Today, we are glad to release the third version of the threat matrix for Kubernetes, an evolving knowledge base for security threats that target Kubernetes clusters. The matrix, first released by Microsoft in 2020, was the first attempt to systematically cover the attack landscape of Kubernetes...

Low: openjpeg2

Issue Overview: A flaw was found in the opj2decompress program in openjpeg2 in the way it handles an input directory with a large number of files. When it fails to allocate a buffer to store the filenames of the input directory, it calls free on an uninitialized pointer, leading to a segmentation...

Important: device-mapper-multipath

Issue Overview: multipath-tools 0.7.0 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited alone or in conjunction with CVE-2022-41973. Local users able to write to UNIX domain sockets can bypass access controls and manipulate the multipath setup. This can lead to loc...

Important: expat

Issue Overview: In libexpat through 2.4.9, there is a use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XMLExternalEntityParserCreate in out-of-memory situations. CVE-2022-43680 Affected Packages: expat Issue Correction: Run yum update expat or yum update --advisory ALAS-2022-1655...

Important: expat

Issue Overview: In libexpat through 2.4.9, there is a use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XMLExternalEntityParserCreate in out-of-memory situations. CVE-2022-43680 Affected Packages: expat Note: This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 AL2 Core repository. Visit...

Medium: util-linux

Issue Overview: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error...

Medium: util-linux

Issue Overview: A command injection flaw was found in the way util-linux implements umount autocompletion in Bash. An attacker with the ability to mount a filesystem with custom mount points may execute arbitrary commands on behalf of the user who triggers the umount autocompletion. CVE-2018-7738...

Medium: e2fsprogs

Issue Overview: An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs. This issue leads to a segmentation fault and possibly arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted filesystem. CVE-2022-1304 Affected Packages: e2fsprogs Note: This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 AL2...

Medium: 389-ds-base

Issue Overview: A flaw was found In 389-ds-base. When the Content Synchronization plugin is enabled, an authenticated user can reach a NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted query. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-2850 Affected Packages...

Important: python38

Issue Overview: The Keccak XKCP SHA-3 reference implementation before fdc6fef has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or eliminate expected cryptographic properties. This occurs in the sponge function interface. CVE-2022-37454 Affected...

#StopRansomware: Hive Ransomware

Actions to Take Today to Mitigate Cyber Threats from Ransomware: 1. Prioritize remediating known exploited vulnerabilities. 2. Enable and enforce multifactor authentication with strong passwords. 3. Close unused ports and remove any application not deemed necessary for day-to-day operations...

How the MITRE ATT&CK Framework Enhances Cloud Security

Upgrade your cybersecurity game with MITRE ATT&CK™. Discover how this framework can help you protect your business—now and in the future...

Sandbox_Scryer - Tool For Producing Threat Hunting And Intelligence Data From Public Sandbox Detonation Output

The Sandbox Scryer is an open-source tool for producing threat hunting and intelligence data from public sandbox detonation output The tool leverages the MITRE ATT&CK Framework to organize and prioritize findings, assisting in the assembly of IOCs, understanding attack movement and in threat...

Threat hunting with MITRE ATT&CK and Wazuh

Threat hunting is the process of looking for malicious activity and its artifacts in a computer system or network. Threat hunting is carried out intermittently in an environment regardless of whether or not threats have been discovered by automated security solutions. Some threat actors may stay...

Trellix Global Defenders: Analysis and Protections for Destructive Wipers

Trellix Global Defenders: Analysis and Protections for Destructive Wipers By Ayed Al Qartah · November 17, 2022 Modern cyber warfare involves the actions of a nation-state or their proxies organized crime and hacker groups to attack and attempt to damage other nations’ computers or information...

Trellix Global Defenders: Analysis and Protections for Destructive Wipers

Trellix Global Defenders: Analysis and Protections for Destructive Wipers By Ayed Al Qartah · November 17, 2022 Modern cyber warfare involves the actions of a nation-state or their proxies organized crime and hacker groups to attack and attempt to damage other nations’ computers or information...

CISA and FBI Release Advisory on Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Actors Compromising Federal Network

Today, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA, Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Actors Compromise Federal Network, Deploy Crypto Miner, Credential Harvester. The CSA provides information on an incident at a Federal Civilian Executive Branch...