CVE-2021-46918 dmaengine: idxd: clear MSIX permission entry on shutdown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: clear MSIX permission entry on shutdown Add disabling/clearing of MSIX permission entries on device shutdown to mirror the enabling of the MSIX entries on probe. Current code left the MSIX enabled and the pasid...

CVE-2021-46918: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: clear MSIX permission entry on shutdown Add disabling/clearing of MSIX permission entries on device shutdown to mirror the enabling of the MSIX entries on probe. Current code left the MSIX enabled and the pasid...

PT-2024-2974 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to the idxd component of the Linux kernel and involves the recording of pasid when a device is shut down. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to impac...

Microsoft Disables MSIX App Installer Protocol Widely Used in Malware Attacks

Microsoft on Thursday said it's once again disabling the ms-appinstaller protocol handler by default following its abuse by multiple threat actors to distribute malware. "The observed threat actor activity abuses the current implementation of the ms-appinstaller protocol handler as an access vect...

Financially motivated threat actors misusing App Installer

Since mid-November 2023, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed threat actors, including financially motivated actors like Storm-0569, Storm-1113, Sangria Tempest, and Storm-1674, utilizing the ms-appinstaller URI scheme App Installer to distribute malware. In addition to ensuring that...

Malvertiser copies PC news site to deliver infostealer

The majority of malvertising campaigns delivering malicious utilities that we have tracked so far typically deceive victims with pages that are almost the exact replica of the software vendor being impersonated. For example, we have seen fake websites appearing like the real Webex, AnyDesk or...

Hackers Utilize MSIX App Packages to Disseminate GHOSTPULSE Malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new cyber attack campaign has emerged, involving the use of fake MSIX Windows app packages masquerading as legitimate applications. These deceptive MSIX packages are employed to distribute a new malwar...

Hackers Using MSIX App Packages to Infect Windows PCs with GHOSTPULSE Malware

A new cyber attack campaign has been observed using spurious MSIX Windows app package files for popular software such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Grammarly, and Cisco Webex to distribute a novel malware loader dubbed GHOSTPULSE. "MSIX is a Windows app package format that developers c...

Firefox Thunderbird Code Execution

The vulnerabilities of Firefox and Firefox ESR browsers, as well as the Thunderbird email client, are related to insufficient warnings about dangerous actions. Exploiting these vulnerabilities allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using specially crafted files with extensions .msix,...

CVE-2023-5727

The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files, which can run commands on a user's computer. Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox 119,...

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5727

The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files, which can run commands on a user's computer. Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox 119,...

CVE-2023-5727

The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files, which can run commands on a user's computer. Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox 119,...

CVE-2023-5727

The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files, which can run commands on a user's computer. Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox 119,...

CVE-2023-5727

The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files, which can run commands on a user's computer. Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox 119,...

Mozilla Firefox Security Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser from the Mozilla Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in Mozilla Firefox version 119, which originates from downloading .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files without an executable warning...

PT-2023-6535

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 119 Firefox ESR versions prior to 115.4 Thunderbird versions prior to 115.4.1 Description The issue is related to insufficient warning about potentially dangerous actions when downloading certain file types...

ConfigSync Failure May Be Seen When Delivering App-V, MSIX, or MSIX App Attach Packages

For customers using Delivery Controller Version 2308 and delivering App-V, MSIX or MSIX app attach packages through Citrix, errors with the source “Citrix ConfigSync Service” and the Event ID “505” may be logged to the Windows Event Viewer on Delivery Controllers with the following message: “The...

PT-2025-37692

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The Linux kernel contains a flaw within the iwlwifi component, specifically in the iwlwifi: pcie: iwl pcie irq rx msix handler function. This issue involves a potential NULL pointer...

kernel: RDMA/irdma: Cap MSIX used to online CPUs + 1

A bounds checking flaw was found in the Intel RDMA irdma driver in the Linux kernel. The driver may request more MSIX vectors than online CPUs allow, then attempt to set CPU affinity hints with an invalid CPU mask. This triggers kernel warnings and could cause instability...

kernel: RDMA/irdma: Cap MSIX used to online CPUs + 1

A bounds checking flaw was found in the Intel RDMA irdma driver in the Linux kernel. The driver may request more MSIX vectors than online CPUs allow, then attempt to set CPU affinity hints with an invalid CPU mask. This triggers kernel warnings and could cause instability...