New Zero-Click Exploits against iOS

Citizen Lab has identified three zero-click exploits against iOS 15 and 16. These were used by NSO Groups Pegasus spyware in 2022, and deployed by Mexico against human rights defenders. These vulnerabilities have all been patched. One interesting bit is that Apples Lockdown Mode part of iOS 16...

NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-cli...

Samsung Introduces New Feature to Protect Users from Zero-Click Malware Attacks

Samsung has announced a new feature called Message Guard that comes with safeguards to protect users from malware and spyware via what's referred to as zero-click attacks. The South Korean chaebol said the solution "preemptively" secures users' devices by "limiting exposure to invisible threats...

Microsoft Details Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerability in Apple macOS Systems

Microsoft has disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Apple macOS that could be exploited by an attacker to get around security protections imposed to prevent the execution of malicious applications. The shortcoming, dubbed Achilles CVE-2022-42821, CVSS score: 5.5, was addressed by th...

Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability

On July 27, 2022, Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS that can allow attackers to bypass application execution restrictions imposed by Apple’s Gatekeeper security mechanism, designed to ensure only trusted apps run on Mac devices. We developed a proof-of-concept exploit to demonstrate t...

Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability

On July 27, 2022, Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS that can allow attackers to bypass application execution restrictions imposed by Apple’s Gatekeeper security mechanism, designed to ensure only trusted apps run on Mac devices. We developed a proof-of-concept exploit to demonstrate t...

kernel: possible to use the debugger to write zero into a location of choice

A flaw was found in the kernel/debug/debugcore.c in the Linux kernel in lockdown mode. This flaw allows an attacker with local access to trigger the debugger, bypass lockdown and write anonymously...

kernel: possible to use the debugger to write zero into a location of choice

A flaw was found in the kernel/debug/debugcore.c in the Linux kernel in lockdown mode. This flaw allows an attacker with local access to trigger the debugger, bypass lockdown and write anonymously...

kernel: possible to use the debugger to write zero into a location of choice

A flaw was found in the kernel/debug/debugcore.c in the Linux kernel in lockdown mode. This flaw allows an attacker with local access to trigger the debugger, bypass lockdown and write anonymously...

Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2022-9927)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 / 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9927 advisory. - afkey: Do not call xfrmprobealgs in parallel Herbert Xu Orabug: 34566752 CVE-2022-3028 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block...

Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2022-9870)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9870 advisory. - afkey: Do not call xfrmprobealgs in parallel Herbert Xu Orabug: 34566753 CVE-2022-3028 - lockdown: also lock down previous kgdb use Daniel Thompson...

Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2022-9871)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9871 advisory. - afkey: Do not call xfrmprobealgs in parallel Herbert Xu Orabug: 34566753 CVE-2022-3028 - lockdown: also lock down previous kgdb use Daniel Thompson...

Here are the new security and privacy features of iOS 16

On Monday, September 12, Apple released iOS 16, which included a host of new security and privacy features. Let's look at what these are--and some quality-of-life QoL changes. Lockdown Mode As Macrumors calls it, Lockdown Mode is an "extreme" security setting ideal for those who regularly find...

Wormable Flaw, 0days Lead Sept. 2022 Patch Tuesday

This months Patch Tuesday offers a little something for everyone, including security updates for a zero-day flaw in Microsoft Windows that is under active attack, and another Windows weakness experts say could be used to power a fast-spreading computer worm. Also, Apple has also quashed a pair of...

Apple Releases iOS and macOS Updates to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaw

Apple has released another round of security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in iOS and macOS, including a new zero-day flaw that has been used in attacks in the wild. The issue, assigned the identifier CVE-2022-32917, is rooted in the Kernel component and could enable a malicious app...

iOS 16 Has 2 New Security Features for Worst-Case Scenarios

Safety Check and Lockdown Mode give people in vulnerable situations ways to quarantine themselves from acute risks...

Threat Source newsletter (Aug. 18, 2022) — Why aren't Lockdown modes the default setting on phones?

By Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. As the data privacy landscape gets increasingly murky, app developers and device manufacturers are finding new ways to sure up users’ personal information. Of course, all users have to do is go out of their way to...

Lockdown Mode Bypass

The vulnerability in the implementation of the Lockdown Mode for Linux operating system kernels is related to the insecure handling of privileges during the loading of debugging tools KGDB and KDB. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to circumvent security restrictions...

CVE-2022-20336

In Settings, there is a possible installed application disclosure due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of applications allow-listed to use the network during VPN lockdown mode with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not...

CVE-2022-20336: Missing Authorization

In Settings, there is a possible installed application disclosure due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of applications allow-listed to use the network during VPN lockdown mode with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not...