[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: vultr-1.15.0-9.fc35

Vultr CLI is a command line tool for using the Vultr API. It allows you to create and manage your virtual machines, SSH public keys, snapshots, and startup scripts on your Vultr account. You can also use it to directly SSH into a Vultr virtual machine through the vultr ssh command...

Mantis Botnet Behind the Largest HTTPS DDoS Attack Targeting Cloudflare Customers

The botnet behind the largest HTTPS distributed denial-of-service DDoS attack in June 2022 has been linked to a spate of attacks aimed at nearly 1,000 Cloudflare customers. Calling the powerful botnet Mantis, the web performance and security company attributed it to more than 3,000 HTTP DDoS...

The vulnerability of microprogramming software for Intel and AMD processors allows attackers to extract sensitive information from the kernel’s memory or launch attacks on host systems from virtual machines.

The vulnerability of microprogramming software for Intel and AMD processors lies in errors during the processing of the “ret” instruction, which retrieves an address for transitioning from the stack. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to extract protected information from the...

The vulnerability of microprogramming software for Intel and AMD processors allows attackers to extract sensitive information from the kernel’s memory or launch attacks on host systems from virtual machines.

The vulnerability of microprogramming software for Intel and AMD processors lies in errors during the processing of the “ret” instruction, which extracts an address to move from the stack. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to extract protected information from the kernel’s memory ...

Fedora: Security Advisory for xen (FEDORA-2022-c4ec706488)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2022 Greenbone Networks GmbH 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-or-later This program is free software; you can...

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: xen-4.16.1-5.fc36

This package contains the XenD daemon and xm command line tools, needed to manage virtual machines running under the Xen hypervisor...

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: kata-containers-2.3.3-2.fc36.1

Kata Containers version 2.x repository. Kata Containers is an open source project and community working to build a standard implementation of lightweig ht Virtual Machines VMs that feel and perform like containers, but provide the workload isolation and security advantages of VMs...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Citrix Hypervisor

Vulnerabilities have been fixed in Citrix Hypervisor and Citrix XenServer. The vulnerabilities potentially enable a malicious party to able to derive memory content from another virtual machine. These vulnerabilities are only present when the vulnerable products are used on AMD Zen 1 or AMD Zen 2...

Unpacking Cloud-Based Cryptocurrency Miners That Abuse GitHub Actions and Azure Virtual Machines

We investigate cloud-based cryptocurrency miners that leverage GitHub Actions and Azure virtual machines, including the cloud infrastructure and vulnerabilities that malicious actors exploit for easy monetary gain...

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: vultr-2.0.3-5.fc36

Vultr CLI is a command line tool for using the Vultr API. It allows you to create and manage your virtual machines, SSH public keys, snapshots, and startup scripts on your Vultr account. You can also use it to directly SSH into a Vultr virtual machine through the vultr ssh command...

AstraLocker 2.0 ransomware isn’t going to give you your files back

Reversing Labs reports that the latest verison of AstraLocker ransomware is engaged in a a so-called "smash and grab" ransomware operation. Smash and grab is all about maxing out profit in the fastest time. It works on the assumption by malware authors that security software or victims will find...

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: xen-4.16.1-4.fc36

This package contains the XenD daemon and xm command line tools, needed to manage virtual machines running under the Xen hypervisor...

The vulnerability of the enterprise management server through the Internet-based Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) for virtual machine management in Azure allows attackers to escalate their privileges due to lack of access control mechanisms.

The vulnerability of the enterprise management server through the Internet-based Open Management Infrastructure OMI extensions for managing virtual machines in Azure is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges...

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: xen-4.16.1-2.fc36

This package contains the XenD daemon and xm command line tools, needed to manage virtual machines running under the Xen hypervisor...

Fedora: Security Advisory for xen (FEDORA-2022-0142d562ca)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2022 Greenbone Networks GmbH 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-or-later This program is free software; you can...

Delay in launching Published Desktops for on-demand provisioned MCS VMs on Azure

It takes approximately 1 hour to be fully registered. Once the session launch is initiated, it takes between 5 and 10 minutes to start the VDA. In the boot diagnostics section, the VDA seems stuck at "Applying Computer Settings" as below:...

CVE-2022-33915

Versions of the Amazon AWS Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.3.5 are affected by a race condition that could lead to a local privilege escalation. This Hotpatch package is not a replacement for updating to a log4j version that mitigates CVE-2021-44228 or...

CVE-2022-33915

Versions of the Amazon AWS Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.3.5 are affected by a race condition that could lead to a local privilege escalation. This Hotpatch package is not a replacement for updating to a log4j version that mitigates CVE-2021-44228 or...

Race condition

Versions of the Amazon AWS Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.3.5 are affected by a race condition that could lead to a local privilege escalation. This Hotpatch package is not a replacement for updating to a log4j version that mitigates CVE-2021-44228 or...

Important: log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch

Issue Overview: Versions of the Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.3-5 are affected by a race condition that could lead to a local privilege escalation. The Apache Log4j Hotpatch is not a replacement for updating to a log4j version that mitigates CVE-2021-44228 o...