kernel: A memory leak in the predicate_parse() function in kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c allows for a DoS

A flaw was found in the way the predicateparse function in the tracing subsystem of the Linux kernel handled resource cleanup on error. This flaw allows an attacker with the ability to produce the error to crash the system...

Dynamic Data Resolver - Version 1.0.1 beta

By Holger Unterbrink. Cisco Talos is releasing a new beta version of Dynamic Data Resolver DDR today. This release comes with a new architecture for samples using multi-threading. The process and thread tracing has been completely reimplemented. We also fixed a few bugs and memory leaks. Another...

StoreFront Logon Error: "Incorrect user name or password"

Domain users are unable to logon to StoreFront and receive an error message: “Incorrect user name or password” with Event ID: 4625 and Failure Reason: “The user has not been granted the requested logon type at this machine”. The error can be seen on Citrix Receiver and on the StoreFront StoreWeb...

Winshark - A Wireshark Plugin To Instrument ETW

Wireshark plugin to work with Event Tracing for Windows Microsoft Message Analyzer is being retired and its download packages were removed from microsoft.com sites on November 25 2019. Wireshark have built a huge library of network protocol dissectors. The best tool for Windows would be one that...

Google Android has an unspecified vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system from Google and the Open Handset Alliance OHA.Bluetooth BR/EDR is a Bluetooth BR/EDR Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate standard from Google and the Open Handset Alliance OHA. COVIDSafe app is a coronavirus contact tracing application from Google a...

Govt.-Backed Contact-Tracing Apps Raise Privacy Hackles

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is echoing lawmaker concerns that California is not taking privacy seriously enough, as state legislators mull launching a COVID-19 exposure-notification app based on Apple and Google’s smartphone technology. The U.S. nonprofit, which is aimed at protecting...

PT-2020-16024 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions 5.7.x through 5.8.6 Description: The issue is related to incorrect reference counting of the struct page that backs the vsyscall page, caused by gate page mishandling in the get gate page function in mm/gup.c. This resul...

Google and Apple Change Tactics on Contact Tracing Tech

The companies will handle more of the technology for notifying people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Privacy won't be affected, they say...

blktrace (aka Block IO Tracing) 1.2.0 as used with the Linux kernel and Android has a buffer overflow in the dev_map_read function in btt/devmap.c because the device and devno arrays are too small as demonstrated by an invalid free when using the btt program with a crafted file.

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NSA Warns Smartphones Leak Location Data

Mobile devices expose location data in more ways than most people know, and turning off services such as Find My Phone, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth can help mitigate tracking, but are no silver bullet that prevents a third party from tracking users. That’s advice shared by U.S. top spy division, the...

CVE-2020-15957

An issue was discovered in DP3T-Backend-SDK before 1.1.1 for Decentralised Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing DP3T. When it is configured to check JWT before uploading/publishing keys, it is possible to skip the signature check by providing a JWT token with alg=none...

CVE-2020-15957

An issue was discovered in DP3T-Backend-SDK before 1.1.1 for Decentralised Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing DP3T. When it is configured to check JWT before uploading/publishing keys, it is possible to skip the signature check by providing a JWT token with alg=none...

State privacy laws: 2020 highs and lows

2020 is shaping up to be another interesting year for data privacy, especially given that public health agencies, private companies, and states are now working feverishly to create contact tracing apps and programs while still preserving privacy. Being thoughtful and accountable about data privac...

Fake govt COVID-19 contact tracking app spreads Android ransomware

By Sudais Asif Another day, another fake COVID-19 contact tracing app spreading malware... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake govt COVID-19 contact tracking app spreads Android ransomware...

PT-2020-12312 · Jaegertracing · Jaeger

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: jaegertracing/jaeger versions prior to 1.18.1 Description: A sensitive information exposure issue was discovered when the Kafka data store is used, allowing an attacker with access to the container's log file to obtain the Kafka credentials...

A week in security (June 8 – 14)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked into nasty search hijackers that worried a lot of Chrome users; a list of considerations for MSPs when looking for an RMM platform; the complaint faced by ParetoLogic, the company that issues SpeedyPC, a product that claims to find and remove various PC...

Fake govt-issued COVID-19 contact tracing apps spread spyware

By Waqas These malicious COVID-19 apps also drop nasty pieces of malware including Anubis and SpyNote. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake govt-issued COVID-19 contact tracing apps spread spyware...

Podcast: Would You Use A Contact-Tracing Coronavirus App?

As a world afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic begins to re-open restaurants, retail stores and more, public-health officials remain concerned about the spread of the virus. Technology for contact-tracing apps, intended to help citizens trace whether they were exposed to someone who has tested...

Windows Registry Denial of Service Vulnerability

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Registry improperly handles filesystem operations. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a denial of service against a system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker who has access to the system could run a...

Singapore’s Contact Tracing Wearable Causes Privacy Backlash

Singapore’s announcement that it is developing a wearable for contact tracing has caused citizens to voice concern for the technology’s impact on their data privacy, with more than 35,000 signing a petition against the devices. On Friday during a parliament session, Vivian Balakrishnan,...