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PT-2026-63302
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions code.gitea.io/gitea versions 1.22.x through 1.26.x Description The Locale middleware, which processes every unauthenticated request, is susceptible to a Denial of Service DoS attack. The issue occurs when the middleware calls...
Ubuntu Disables Spectre/Meltdown Protections
A whole class of speculative execution attacks against CPUs were published in 2018. They seemed pretty catastrophic at the time. But the fixes were as well. Speculative execution was a way to speed up CPUs, and removing those enhancements resulted in significant performance drops. Now, people are...
More Spectre/Meltdown-Like Attacks
Back in January, we learned about a class of vulnerabilities against microprocessors that leverages various performance and efficiency shortcuts for attack. I wrote that the first two attacks would be just the start: It shouldn't be surprising that microprocessor designers have been building...
A week in security (July 9 – July 15)
Last week, we talked about domestic abuse fuelled by IoT, doing threat intel programs right, blocking ICO fraud, and man-in-the-middle attacks. We also explained why we block shady ad blockers and provided tips to online shoppers for Prime Day. Other news: Reports revealed that low-end Android...
