Fedora 18 : kernel-3.6.5-2.fc18 (2012-17413)

Linux v3.6.5, latest upstream stable release with fixes across the tree. Fixes CVE-2012-4565 and CVE-2012-4508. Updates kernel module signing to match the upstream kernel, and updates the UEFI secure boot patch set. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block...

Bug Hunters have Windows 8 Zeroday Exploit

French security researcher firm and famous bug hunters at Vupen announced that it had already developed an exploit that could take over a Window 8 machine running Internet Explorer 10, in spite of the many significant security upgrades Microsoft built into the latest version of its operating...

VUPEN Researchers Say They Have Zero-Day Windows 8 Exploit

Controversial bug hunters and exploit sellers VUPEN claimed to have cracked the low-level security enhancements featured in Windows 8, Microsoft’s latest operating system. VUPEN CEO and head of research Chaouki Bekrar sent out a pair of ominous Tweets yesterday claiming to have developed the firs...

NO BOOT FOR YOU ! Will Windows 8 Kill Live CDs and USBs?

In January 2012, Microsoft confirmed to PC manufacturers that they must enable Secure Boot by default on PCs to be "Certified for Windows 8". The purpose of Secure Boot is to put an end to computer viruses that sneak between the hardware and the operating system. These viruses, also known as...

Checkpoint Abra - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Check Point Abra Vulnerabilities Author: Belov V., Komarov A. Group-IB, http://group-ib.ru Vendor: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd Product web page: http://rus.checkpoint.com/products/abra/index.html; http://www.checkpoint.com/products/go/ Platforms: Windows XP, Vista, 7 32 bit Summary: Che...

Linux Foundation Says UEFI Doesn't Have to Prevent Other OS Installations

The Linux Foundation has released a document outlining ways in which the UEFI secure boot specification can be used to support the installation of Linux and other open operating systems on UEFI-enabled hardware. As long as hardware vendors set up their systems in the proper way, UEFI should be no...

Microsoft Defends Secure Boot in Windows 8

Microsoft officials are seeking to assuage concerns that its implementation of UEFI in Windows 8 will prevent users from loading non-Microsoft operating systems or applications on their machines. Despite concerns raised by security researchers and open-source advocates about vendor lock-in and...

Secure Boot in Windows 8 Worries Researchers

Windows 8, like Windows 7 and Vista before it, is being touted as the most secure version of Windows ever. In past releases, many of the security improvements have come through exploit mitigations such as ASLR and DEP and better software security practices during development. In Windows 8, howeve...

KB5066359—Security Update for Windows PowerShell (Hotpatch)

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