UPDATE: Kali Linux 2018.2 Release!

PenTestIT RSS Feed Second Kali Linux update of this year and this time, it is about the latest Kali Linux 2018.2 release! The last release was made available recently in the month of February. This new release includes all patches, fixes, updates, and improvements since the last release – Kali...

[SECURITY] [DSA 4188-1] linux security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4188-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 01, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 4187-1] linux security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4187-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Ben Hutchings May 01, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4188-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG 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-only ifdescription...

Kernel update: new kernel 3.10.0-693.21.1.vz7.46.7, Virtuozzo 7.0 Update 7 Hotfix 2 (7.0.7-453)

The Hotfix 2 for Virtuozzo 7.0 Update 7 provides a new kernel 3.10.0-693.21.1.vz7.46.7 that introduces stability and usability bug fixes. In addition, this kernel was recompiled by the updated gcc with retpolines support. Retpolines are a technique used by the kernel to reduce overhead of...

Microsoft Issues More Spectre Updates For Intel CPUs

Microsoft has released additional Windows 10 mitigations for the Spectre side-channel flaw revealed in January, with an expanded lineup of firmware microcode updates for Intel CPUs that include the Broadwell and Haswell chipsets. The company released two Windows Update packages addressing Spectre...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kvm (SUSE-SU-2018:1077-1) (Spectre)

This update for kvm fixes the following issues : - This update has the next round of Spectre v2 related patches, which now integrates with corresponding changes in libvirt. A January 2018 release of qemu initially addressed the Spectre v2 vulnerability for KVM guests by exposing the spec-ctrl...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2018:1080-1) (Spectre)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2017-5715: Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to a...

Debian DLA-1362-1 : gcc-4.9-backport new package

GCC 4.9 has been packaged as gcc-4.9-backport for Debian 7. This package will be needed by future updates to linux, and possibly other packages, to implement the 'retpoline' mitigation for CVE-2017-5715 Spectre variant 2. NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description bloc...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Long Life. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each...

[SECURITY] [DLA 1362-1] gcc-4.9-backport new package

Package : gcc-4.9-backport Version : 4.9.2-10+deb7u1 GCC 4.9 has been packaged as gcc-4.9-backport for Debian 7. This package will be needed by future updates to linux, and possibly other packages, to implement the "retpoline" mitigation for CVE-2017-5715 Spectre variant 2. Further information...

SUSE-SU-2018:1077-1 Security update for kvm

This update for kvm fixes the following issues: - This update has the next round of Spectre v2 related patches, which now integrates with corresponding changes in libvirt. A January 2018 release of qemu initially addressed the Spectre v2 vulnerability for KVM guests by exposing the spec-ctrl...

Debian DSA-4179-1 : linux-tools - security update

This update doesn't fix a vulnerability in linux-tools, but provides support for building Linux kernel modules with the 'retpoline'mitigation for CVE-2017-5715 Spectre variant 2. This update also includes bug fixes from the upstream Linux 3.16 stable branch up to and including 3.16.56. C Tenable...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impac...

[SECURITY] [DSA 4179-1] linux-tools security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4179-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Ben Hutchings April 24, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Extended Lifecycle Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-2018-381)

This update for Chromium to version 66.0.3359.117 fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed boo1090000 : - CVE-2018-6085: Use after free in Disk Cache - CVE-2018-6086: Use after free in Disk Cache - CVE-2018-6087: Use after free in WebAssembly - CVE-2018-6088: Use after free in PDFium -...

Security update for chromium (important)

This update for Chromium to version 66.0.3359.117 fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed boo1090000: - CVE-2018-6085: Use after free in Disk Cache - CVE-2018-6086: Use after free in Disk Cache - CVE-2018-6087: Use after free in WebAssembly - CVE-2018-6088: Use after free in PDFium -...

Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : apr2018_SRU11_3_31_6_0 (Spectre)

This Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address a critical security update : - Vulnerability in the Oracle Communications LSMS component of Oracle Communications Applications subcomponent: Platform Kernel. Supported versions that are affected are 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3. Difficult to...

The Sky Is Falling! Responding Rationally to Headline Vulnerabilities

It’s happening more and more. Gill Langston, a Qualys Director of Product Management, speaks at RSA Conference 2018 High profile vulnerabilities like Meltdown and Spectre are disclosed, and become headline-grabbing news not just in the technology press, but on general news outlets worldwide. Even...