Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by GNU C library (glibc) vulnerabilities

Summary IBM QRadar Network Security has addressed the following vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1000001 DESCRIPTION: Glibc could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a buffer underflow in the realpath function in stdlib/canonicalize.c. A...

Debian DLA-1442-2 : mailman regression update

The security update of mailman announced as DLA-1442-1 introduced a regression due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-13796 that broke the admin and listinfo overview pages. For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.1.18-2+deb8u4. We recommend that you upgrade your mailman...

Be like a Moomin: How to establish trust between competitors so we can fight cybercrime

Do you know the Moomins? They're a tight-knit, happy, collaborative cartoon family. I'd never heard of them until I was lucky enough to spend a few days at the Microsoft offices in Helsinki, Finland. The Moomin keychain in the photo was a gift from the Finnish CISO. As I did a little research int...

Photon OS 1.0 : gcc / nghttp2 (PhotonOS-PHSA-2018-1.0-0150 (deprecated)

An update of 'gcc', 'nghttp2' packages of Photon OS 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-2018-1.0-0150. The text itself is copyright C VMware,...

Photon OS 2.0 : libtasn1 / libtiff / dnsmasq (PhotonOS-PHSA-2018-2.0-0017) (deprecated)

An update of 'libtasn1', 'libtiff', 'dnsmasq' packages of Photon OS 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-2018-2.0-0017. The text itself is...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : rsyslog (SUSE-SU-2018:2038-1)

This update for rsyslog fixes the following issues: The following security vulnerability was addressed : - CVE-2015-3243: Make sure that log files are not created world-readable bsc935393 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE...

WordPress < 4.9.7 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

According to its self-reported version number, the WordPress application running on the remote web server is prior to 4.9.7. It is, therefore, affected by an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability that can lead to remote code execution. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if...

Fedora 27 : singularity (2018-abe4d2383e)

This is a straightforward update from 2.5.1 to the newly-released 2.5.2. Release notes are here : https://github.com/singularityware/singularity/releases/tag/2.5.2 The most important fix is a security issue in the overlay code. Please look for regressions in your Singularity runtime workflows. No...

Fedora 27 : wordpress (2018-8fc2cb8cb0)

Update to 4.9.7 security release. https://wordpress.org/news/2018/07/wordpress-4-9-7-security-and-mainte nance-release/ 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...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : python (SUSE-SU-2018:2040-1)

This update for python fixes the following issues: The following security vulnerabilities were addressed : - Add a check to Lib/wave.py that verifies that at least one channel is provided. Prior to this, attackers could cause a denial of service via a crafted wav format audio file. bsc1083507,...

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Path Traversal

require 'msf/core' class MetasploitModule "Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance - Path Traversal", 'Description' = %q Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance - Path Traversal CVE-2018-0296 A security vulnerability in Cisco ASA that would allow an attacker to view sensitive system information without...

Debian DLA-1436-1 : gosa security update

Fabian Henneke discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the password change form of GOsa, a web-based LDAP administration program. For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.4+reloaded2-1+deb8u3. We recommend that you upgrade your gosa packages. NOTE: Tenable...

Debian DLA-1430-1 : taglib security update

CVE-2018-11439 Fix for a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted audio file. For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.1-2.1+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your taglib packages. NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block direct...

Debian DLA-1435-1 : dnsmasq regression update

The dns-root-data update to 2017072601deb8u2 broke dnsmasq's init script, making dnsmasq no longer start when dns-root-data was installed. This update fixes dnsmasq's parsing of dns-root-data. For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 2.72-3+deb8u3. We recommend that you upgra...

Debian DLA-1424-1 : linux-latest-4.9 new package

Linux 4.9 has been packaged for Debian 8 as linux-4.9. This provides a supported upgrade path for systems that currently use kernel packages from the 'jessie-backports' suite. However, 'apt full-upgrade' will not automatically install the updated kernel packages. You should explicitly install one...

Debian DLA-1432-1 : gpac security update

Two heap buffer over read conditions were found in gpac. CVE-2018-13005 Due to an error in a while loop condition, the function urnRead in isomedia/boxcodebase.c has a heap-based buffer over-read. CVE-2018-13006 Due to an error in a strlen call, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the...

Debian DLA-1431-1 : ant security update

unzip and untar target tasks in ant allows the extraction of files outside the target directory. A crafted zip or tar file submitted to an Ant build could create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running Ant. For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in...

Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : httpd (SSA:2018-199-01)

New httpd packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2018-199-01. The text itself is copyright C Slackware Linux...

How to block ads like a pro

In part one of this series, we had a look at a few reasons why you should be blocking online advertisements on your network and devices. From malvertising attacks and privacy-invading tracking systems to just being an outright annoyance, online ads and trackers are a nuisance that provides an...

LabCorp Investigates a Potential Breach that Could Affect Millions

U.S. health diagnostics giant LabCorp has revealed that it detected “suspicious activity” on its network this past weekend, which disrupted its ability to process medical tests. Patient access to testing results was also interrupted. In an SEC filing on Monday, the Fortune 500 company said that i...