kernel: net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT

A flaw was found in the packet scheduler API in the Linux kernel. An invalid assumption about qdiscs with major handle ffff allows qdiscs, such as DRR, that maintain an active class list to cause a use-after-free with a dangling class pointer...

SSL.com Vulnerability Allowed Fraudulent SSL Certificates for Major Domains

An SSL.com vulnerability allowed attackers to issue valid SSL certificates for major domains by exploiting a bug in…...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: stop qdisctreereducebacklog on TCHROOT In qdisctreereducebacklog, Qdiscs with a major handle of ffff: are assumed to be either root or ingress. This assumption is incorrect, as it is possible to create egress Qdiscs wi...

PlayStation Network Down; Outage Leaves Gamers Frustrated (Updated)

PlayStation Network Down: PSN is experiencing a major outage, affecting account login, online gaming, PlayStation Store, and more.…...

The $10 Cyber Threat Responsible for the Biggest Breaches of 2024

You can tell the story of the current state of stolen credential-based attacks in three numbers: Stolen credentials were the 1 attacker action in 2023/24, and the breach vector for 80% of web app attacks. Source: Verizon. Cybersecurity budgets grew again in 2024, with organizations now spending...

A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew

Besieged by scammers seeking to phish user accounts over the telephone, Apple and Google frequently caution that they will never reach out unbidden to users this way. However, new details about the internal operations of a prolific voice phishing gang show the group routinely abuses legitimate...

Data breaches in 2024: Could it get any worse?

It may sound weird when I say that I would like to remember 2024 as the year of the biggest breaches. That’s mainly because that would mean we’ll never see another year like it. To support this nomination, I will remind you of several high-profile breaches, some of a size almost beyond imaginatio...

US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China

Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge...

Data Vigilante Leaks 772K Employee Records from Top Firms and 12.3M-Row Database

A massive data leak linked to the MOVEit vulnerability has exposed millions of employee records from major companies. Learn about the impact of this leak, the role of the "data vigilante" Nam3L3ss...

SUSE CVE-2024-53057

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: stop qdisctreereducebacklog on TCHROOT In qdisctreereducebacklog, Qdiscs with major handle ffff: are assumed to be either root or ingress. This assumption is bogus since it's valid to create egress qdiscs with major...

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53057

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: stop qdisctreereducebacklog on TCHROOT In qdisctreereducebacklog, Qdiscs with major handle ffff: are assumed to be either root or ingress. This assumption is bogus since it's valid to create egress qdiscs with major...

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53057

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: stop qdisctreereducebacklog on TCHROOT In qdisctreereducebacklog, Qdiscs with major handle ffff: are assumed to be either root or ingress. This assumption is bogus since it's valid to create egress qdiscs with major...

CVE-2024-53057 net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: stop qdisctreereducebacklog on TCHROOT In qdisctreereducebacklog, Qdiscs with major handle ffff: are assumed to be either root or ingress. This assumption is bogus since it's valid to create egress qdiscs with major...

Fedora 37 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (2022-dedbb92a08)

"The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-dedbb92a08 advisory. New in release OpenJDK 8u352 2022-10-18 Release announcement Full release notes Security Fixes JDK-8282252: Improve BigInteger/Decimal validation...

SUSE-SU-2024:3976-1 Security update for pcp

This update for pcp fixes the following issues: pcp was updated from version 3.11.9 to version 6.2.0 jscPED-8192, jscPED-8389: - Security issues fixed: CVE-2024-45770: Fixed a symlink attack that allows escalating from the pcp to the root user bsc1230552 CVE-2024-45769: Fixed a heap corruption...

How to Choose the Best Analytics Tools for Mobile Apps

The app market is saturated with over 7 million apps across major stores. Analytics mobile apps have become…...

Protecting major events: An incident response blueprint

Ensuring the cybersecurity of major events -- whether it's sports, professional conferences, expos, inter-government meetings or other gatherings -- is a complex and time-intensive task. It requires a comprehensive approach and collaboration among various stakeholders, including vendors,...

Intel Broker Claims Cisco Breach, Selling Stolen Data from Major Firms

Intel Broker claims a major data breach at Cisco, allegedly stealing source codes, confidential documents, and credentials from…...

IT threat evolution Q2 2024

Targeted attacks XZ backdoor: a supply chain attack in the making On March 29, a message on the Openwall oss-security mailing list announced the discovery of a backdoor in XZ, a compression utility included in many popular Linux distributions. The backdoored library is used by the OpenSSH server...

Stadiums Are Embracing Face Recognition. Privacy Advocates Say They Should Stick to Sports

Protesters took to Citi Field Wednesday to raise awareness of the facial recognition systems that have become common at major league sporting venues...