Debian DLA-1481-1 : linux-4.9 security update (Foreshadow)

Multiple researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the way the Intel processor designs have implemented speculative execution of instructions in combination with handling of page-faults. This flaw could allow an attacker controlling an unprivileged process to read memory from arbitrary...

Debian DLA-1476-1 : dropbear security update

A vulnerability in dropbear, a lightweight SSH2 server and client, making it possible to guess valid usernames has been found : CVE-2018-15599 : The recvmsguserauthrequest function in svr-auth.c in is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability, similar to CVE-2018-15473 in OpenSSH. For Debian 8...

Nessus Launched Plugin List

This plugin displays the list of launched plugins in a semicolon delimited list. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid112154; scriptversion"1.4"; scriptcvsdate"Date: 2018/09/24 10:11:01"; scriptnameenglish:"Nessus Launched Plugin List";...

Fedora 27 : kernel / kernel-headers (2018-79d7c3d2df)

The 4.17.17 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible...

SUSE SLED12 Security Update : libreoffice (SUSE-SU-2018:2485-1)

This update for libreoffice to 6.0.5.2 fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed : - CVE-2018-10583: An information disclosure vulnerability occurs during automatic processing and initiating an SMB connection embedded in a malicious file, as demonstrated by...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : openssl (SUSE-SU-2018:2486-1)

This update for openssl fixes the following security issue : - CVE-2018-0737: The RSA Key generation algorithm has been shown to be vulnerable to a cache timing side channel attack. An attacker with sufficient access to mount cache timing attacks during the RSA key generation process could have...

Security and Artificial Intelligence: Hype vs. Reality

While artificial intelligence and machine learning are far from new, many in security suddenly believe these technologies will transform their business and enable them to detect every cyber threat that comes their way. But instead, the hype may create more problems than it solves. Recently,...

Simplifying and Prioritizing Advanced Threat Response Measures

I had to go to the doctor the other day because I was miserable and sick. I don’t like going to the doctor so I waited until my stuffy nose and congestion turned into a full blown sinus infection. The doctor said this thing was going around, and I should be better in a few day with my prescriptio...

BD Alaris Plus

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.4 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Becton, Dickinson and Company BD Equipment: Alaris GS, Alaris GH, Alaris CC, Alaris TIVA Vulnerability: Improper Authentication 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may...

Debian DLA-1472-1 : libcgroup security update

The cgrulesengd daemon in libcgroup creates log files with world readable and writable permissions due to a reset of the file mode creation mask umask0. For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 0.41-6+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libcgroup packages. NOTE: Tenabl...

NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation

Background NetworkManager is an universal network configuration daemon for laptops, desktops, servers and virtualization hosts. The VPNC plugin provides easy access Cisco Concentrator based VPN’s utilizing NetworkManager. Description When initiating a VPNC connection, NetworkManager spawns a new...

Partner Perspectives: Extend Visibility Without Expanding Your Team

The best partnerships seem destined from the start - Han Solo and Chewbacca, Mario and Luigi - even newer partners, like Groot and Rocket. The best partners combine their strengths to expand the opportunities available to them. This is true of partnerships in cybersecurity stay with us here. Bett...

Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Security Technology and GDPR

Many of our customers conducting business in Europe are concerned about how the new General Data Protection Regulation "GDPR" impacts the ability to protect their organization's data, network and IT system resources. In particular, many worry that the requirements of GDPR will restrict their...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2018:2410-1) (Foreshadow)

This update for xen fixes the following security issues : - CVE-2018-3646: Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may have allowed unauthorized disclosure of information residing in the L1 data cache to an attacker with local user access with guest O...

SEIG Modbus 3.4 - Remote Code Execution

SEIG Modbus 3.4 - Remote Code Execution Title: SEIG Modbus 3.4 - Remote Code Execution Author: Alejandro Parodi Date: 2018-08-17 Vendor Homepage: https://www.schneider-electric.com Software Link:...

Fedora 27 : libgit2 (2018-ca483ae3e0)

This is a security release fixing out-of-bounds reads when processing smart-protocol 'ng' packets. When parsing an 'ng' packet, we keep track of both the current position as well as the remaining length of the packet itself. But instead of taking care not to exceed the length, we pass the current...

Philips Vulnerability Exposes Sensitive Cardiac Patient Information

A vulnerability in the Philips IntelliSpace Cardiovascular ISCV line of medical data management products would allow privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution – opening the door for an attacker to siphon out all kinds of confidential patient information, including medical images and full...

Photon OS 1.0: Libxml2 / Linux / Openssh PHSA-2017-0001 (deprecated)

An update of openssh,linux,libxml2 packages for PhotonOS has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. @DEPRECATED@ Disabled on 2/7/2019 The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2017-0001. The text itself is copyright C VMware,...

Photon OS 1.0: Libxslt / Linux / Sqlite PHSA-2017-0025 (deprecated)

An update of linux,sqlite-autoconf,libxslt packages for PhotonOS has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. @DEPRECATED@ Disabled on 2/7/2019 The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2017-0025. The text itself is copyright C...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2018:2362-1) (Foreshadow)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA LTSS kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2018-13053: The alarmtimernsleep function in kernel/time/alarmtimer.c had an integer overflow via a large relative timeout because ktimeaddsafe is not...