openSUSE: Security Advisory for xen (openSUSE-SU-2018:0459-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

Hackers Hit the Olympics, While Patch Tuesday and Meltdown / Spectre Keep IT Departments On Edge

This week offered a representative sampling of different corners of the cyber security world: The monthly Patch Tuesday, a brazen attack against the Olympics, new Meltdown and Spectre concerns, and a boost for Intel’s bug bounty program. Oh, and the gargantuan Equifax data breach may have been ev...

Security update for xen (important)

This update for xen fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5754: Prevent information leaks via side effects of speculative execution, aka "Spectre" and "Meltdown" attacks bsc1074562, bsc1068032 - CVE-2017-15595: x86 PV guest OS users were...

openSUSE Security Update : xen (openSUSE-2018-169) (Meltdown) (Spectre)

This update for xen fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5754: Prevent information leaks via side effects of speculative execution, aka 'Spectre' and 'Meltdown' attacks bsc1074562, bsc1068032 - CVE-2017-15595: x86 PV guest OS users were...

Intel Expands Bug Bounty Program Post-Spectre and Meltdown

In the wake of the Spectre and Meltdown bugs, Intel has rolled out a significant expansion of its bug bounty program. Intel first launched the program in March 2017. The big changes include a shift from an invitation-only format to one that is open to all security researchers. One key addition is...

Debian DSA-4112-1 : xen - security update

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xen hypervisor : - CVE-2017-17563 Jan Beulich discovered that an incorrect reference count overflow check in x86 shadow mode may result in denial of service or privilege escalation. - CVE-2017-17564 Jan Beulich discovered that improper x86 shad...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2018:0438-1) (Meltdown) (Spectre)

This update for xen fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5754: Prevent information leaks via side effects of speculative execution, aka 'Spectre' and 'Meltdown' attacks bsc1074562, bsc1068032 - CVE-2017-15595: x86 PV guest OS users were...

[SECURITY] [DSA 4112-1] xen security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4112-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff February 14, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

SUSE-SU-2018:0438-1 Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5754: Prevent information leaks via side effects of speculative execution, aka 'Spectre' and 'Meltdown' attacks bsc1074562, bsc1068032 - CVE-2017-15595: x86 PV guest OS users were...

KB4074591: Windows 10 Version 1511 February 2018 Security Update (Meltdown)(Spectre)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4074591. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An vulnerability exists within microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction, which may allow an attacker with local user access to disclose...

KB4074592: Windows 10 Version 1703 February 2018 Security Update (Meltdown)(Spectre)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4074592. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An vulnerability exists within microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction, which may allow an attacker with local user access to disclose...

KB4074596: Windows 10 February 2018 Security Update (Meltdown)(Spectre)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4074596. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An vulnerability exists within microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction, which may allow an attacker with local user access to disclose...

KB4074590: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 February 2018 Security Update (Meltdown)(Spectre)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4074590. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An vulnerability exists within microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction, which may allow an attacker with local user access to disclose...

February 12, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Luge” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! February 12, 2018 - Headlines Russians penetrated U.S. voter systems, top U.S...

What You Should Know About Side-Channel Attacks, Like Meltdown

“The light is on in their window. They must be home.” This is a classic example of a side information channel. They didn’t TELL you they were home. But the side effect of them being home in the evening is the light in the window — which is how you’re pretty sure they are home even though this...

Intel Makes Spectre Patch Progress, while Adobe Grapples with Latest Flash Bug

It’s been a busy week in InfoSec land, as Intel released a new Spectre patch, iOS source code was leaked online, and a zero-day Flash bug got exploited in the wild. Also making noise these past few days: A major security hole in the Grammarly web app, WordPress updates tripping over each other, a...

OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2018-0017) (Meltdown)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - drivers/char/mem.c: deny access in open operation when securelevel is set Ethan Zhao Orabug: 27234850 Orabug: 27234850 - hugetlb: fix nrpmds accounting with shared page tables Kirill A. Shutemov Orabu...

Intel Releases New Spectre Patch Update for Skylake Processors

After leaving million of devices at risk of hacking and then rolling out broken patches, Intel has now released a new batch of security patches only for its Skylake processors to address one of the Spectre vulnerabilities Variant 2. For those unaware, Spectre Variant 1, Variant 2 and Meltdown...

A week in security (January 29 – February 04)

Last week on Labs, we looked into PUPs stealing and using mainstream logos of security and tech companies to further gain user trust, GandCrab and Scarab ransomware variants in the wild, and a new Mac malware called OSX.CreativeUpdater that can be distributed via MacUpdate. We also profiled...

VMSA-2018-0007:VMware Virtual Appliance updates address side-channel analysis due to speculative execution

VMSA-2018-0007.6 VMware Virtual Appliance updates address side-channel analysis due to speculative execution VMware Security Advisory VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2018-0007.6 VMware Security Advisory Severity: Important VMware Security Advisory Synopsis: VMware Virtual Appliance...