CVE-2021-22547

In IoT Devices SDK, there is an implementation of calloc that doesn't have a length check. An attacker could pass in memory objects larger than the buffer and wrap around to have a smaller buffer than required, allowing the attacker access to the other parts of the heap. We recommend upgrading th...

CVE-2021-22547 Buffer overrun in Google Cloud IoT Device SDK for Embedded C

In IoT Devices SDK, there is an implementation of calloc that doesn't have a length check. An attacker could pass in memory objects larger than the buffer and wrap around to have a smaller buffer than required, allowing the attacker access to the other parts of the heap. We recommend upgrading th...

PT-2021-15135

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Cloud IoT Device SDK for Embedded C versions prior to 1.0.3 Description The issue is related to an implementation of calloc that lacks a length check. This allows an attacker to pass in memory objects larger than the buffer, potentially...

CVE-2021-22547: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

In IoT Devices SDK, there is an implementation of calloc that doesn't have a length check. An attacker could pass in memory objects larger than the buffer and wrap around to have a smaller buffer than required, allowing the attacker access to the other parts of the heap. We recommend upgrading th...

iot-device-sdk-embedded-c 安全漏洞

iot-device-sdk-embedded-c is an application plugin. The Google Cloud IoT Device SDK for embedded C is an easily portable open source C library that connects low-end IoT devices to Google Cloud IoT Core. iot-device-sdk-embedded-c suffers from a security vulnerability that stems from the...

HashiCorp Terraform 安全漏洞

Hashicorp Terraform is an open source tool for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure from HashiCorp Hashicorp, USA. A security vulnerability exists in HashiCorp Terraform versions prior to 2.19.1 that stems from a failure to properly configure the GCE type binding tag for Vault's GCP...

Terraform’s Vault Provider Did Not Correctly Configure Bound Labels for GCP Auth

Summary Terraform’s Vault Provider terraform-provider-vault did not correctly configure GCE-type bound labels for Vault’s GCP auth method. This vulnerability, CVE-2021-30476, was fixed in terraform-provider-vault 2.19.1. Background Terraform’s Vault Provider...

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USN-4887-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that the console keyboard driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2020-25656 Minh Yuan discovered that the tty driver in the Linux kernel contained race conditions when handling...

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Fake Forcepoint Chrome Extension Hacks Windows Users

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USN-4678-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Connecting Restored VM Instances to New Networks in Veeam Plug-In for Google Cloud

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Veeam Plug-In for Google Cloud Recovery/Migration Procedure

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