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USN-3741-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that memory present in the L1 data cache of an Intel CPU core may be exposed to a malicious process that is executing on the CPU core. This vulnerability is also known as L1 Terminal Fault L1TF. A local attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to expose sensitive...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: postgresql-10.5-1.fc28

PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system DBM S. The base postgresql package contains the client programs that you'll need to access a PostgreSQL DBMS server, as well as HTML documentation for the whole system. These client programs can be located on the same machine ...

Microsoft Guidance to mitigate L1TF variant

Executive Summary On January 3, 2018, Microsoft released an advisory and security updates for a new class of hardware vulnerabilities involving speculative execution side channels known as Spectre and Meltdown. Microsoft is aware of a new speculative execution side channel vulnerability known as ...

Oracle Database Server Java VM Component Remote Vulnerability

Oracle Database Server is a set of relational database management system of Oracle Oracle. The database management system provides data management, distributed processing and other functions.Java VM is one of the Java virtual machine components. A security vulnerability exists in the Java VM...

The vulnerability of the Java VM component of the Oracle Database Server database management system allows a hacker to gain full control over the application.

The vulnerability of the Java VM component of the Oracle Database Server management system is related to access control deficiencies. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating remotely, to gain full control over the application using Oracle Net...

FreeBSD -- L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF) Kernel Information Disclosure

Problem Description: On certain Intel 64-bit x86 systems there is a period of time during terminal fault handling where the CPU may use speculative execution to try to load data. The CPU may speculatively access the level 1 data cache L1D. Data which would otherwise be protected may then be...

Identifying Programmers by their Coding Style

Fascinating research de-anonymizing code -- from either source code or compiled code: Rachel Greenstadt, an associate professor of computer science at Drexel University, and Aylin Caliskan, Greenstadt's former PhD student and now an assistant professor at George Washington University, have found...

Black Hat 2018: Voice Authentication is Broken, Researchers Say

LAS VEGAS – We live in a world increasingly dominated by voice-enabled smart digital assistants. More and more we rely on Amazon’s Alexa to tell us if we have any new messages. We ask Google Home smart speakers to remind us of calendar appointments. Some banks even allow users to use their voice ...

This Week in Security News: Hijacks and Healthcare

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Singapore looks into the effectiveness of virtual browsers in an attempt to reduce cyberattacks on healthcare systems. Also, cybercriminals...

Protecting the protector: Hardening machine learning defenses against adversarial attacks

Harnessing the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence has enabled Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection Windows Defender ATP next-generation protection to stop new malware attacks before they can get started often within milliseconds. These predictive technologies are central...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Rational ClearCase (CVE-2017-10356, CVE-2017-10345)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 6, 7, and 8, which are used by IBM Rational ClearCase. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2017. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2017-10356 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified...

Detecting Phishing Sites with Machine Learning

Really interesting article: A trained eye or even a not-so-trained one can discern when something phishy is going on with a domain or subdomain name. There are search tools, such as Censys.io, that allow humans to specifically search through the massive pile of certificate log entries for sites...

Malicious Package

Overview All versions of regenrator are considered malicious. The package is malware designed to take advantage of users making a mistake when typing the name of a module to install. When executed, the package calls home to a Command and Control server to execute arbitrary commands. Recommendatio...

Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Inventec VS Series HMI Programming Software (HMITool6.0)

INVISION is a key high-tech enterprise under the National Torch Plan. Its main products include high, medium and low-voltage inverters, elevator intelligent control systems, servo systems, PLCs, HMIs, motors and electric spindles, SVGs, UPSs, photovoltaic inverters, energy-saving and...

How to Restore Your Mac to Factory Settings

Restoring your Mac to the factory settings can help fix problems if nothing else has worked. You should also restore your Mac to the factory settings before giving away or selling it to get rid of all your personal files and information. Because following the instructions below will wipe out all ...

Podcast: enSilo CEO on Black Hat USA 2018 Trends

Las Vegas – Threatpost’s Lindsey O’Donnell sits down with enSilo CEO Roy Katmor to talk about the top trends that we are seeing this week at Black Hat USA 2018 – from machine learning to connected-car security. Download here:...

Protecting the modern workplace from a wide range of undesirable software

Security is a fundamental component of the trusted and productive Windows experience that we deliver to customers through modern platforms like Windows 10 and Windows 10 in S mode. As we build intelligent security technologies that protect the modern workplace, we aim to always ensure that...

ThreatList: Financial Services Firms Lag in Patching Habits

Almost half 45 percent of financial services firms in a recent survey have reported a data breach in the last two years – with many of those attacks being completely avoidable if known vulnerabilities were patched. In a Ponemon Institute survey of nearly 3,000 cybersecurity professionals at...

Node.js third-party modules: Code Injection Vulnerability in zombie Package

I would like to report a code injection vulnerability in zombie. It allows crawled websites to access privileged APIs such as the file system or child process. Module module name: zombie version: 6.1.2 npm page: https://www.npmjs.com/package/zombie Module Description Insanely fast, headless...