Privilege Escalation

java-1.7.0-openjdk is vulnerable to privilege escalation attacks. The vulnerability exists as a vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE subcomponent: Networking. Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u141, 7u131 and 8u121; Java SE Embedded: 8u121...

Privilege Escalation

kernel is vulnerable to privilege escalation attacks. The vulnerability exists as an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate becau...

Privilege Escalation

java-1.6.0-openjdk is vulnerable to privilege escalation attacks. The vulnerability exists as unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE and Java SE Embedded components in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66 and Java SE Embedded 8u65 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors...

Authorization Bypass

openstack-nova is vulnerable to authorization bypass. A vulnerability was discovered in the way OpenStack Compute nova networking handled security group updates; changes were not applied to already running VM instances. A remote attacker could use this flaw to access running VM instances...

Spoofing Metadata Requests

tripleo-heat-templates is vulnerable to spoofing of metadata requests. It is due to having the bad default setting of a blank value for the NeutronMetadataProxySharedSecret parameter when it is deployed from the command line interface. Not setting the value to this parameter means Neutron does no...

Product release: Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform 2.5

This product is formerly known as Virtuozzo Storage. With this release, Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform offers a wide range of new features for compute virtualization and software-defined networking, as well as enhancements and stability improvements. It also addresses issues found in the...

KLA11403 Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java SE

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Oracle Java SE. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to cause denial of service, obtain sensitive information. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities: 1. A divide by zero vulnerability in libjpeg ImageIO component can be exploited remotely ...

The world’s southernmost security conference

When asked about his best race, Ayrton Senna replied that it was when he raced karting cars. For him it was the best because it was only for the sake of sports and free from commercial sponsoring and commercial interests. I have this same feeling about computer security conferences, because they...

Command injection

Insufficient data validation in crosh could lead to a command injection under chronos privileges in Networking in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 61.0.3163.113 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page...

CVE-2017-15403

Insufficient data validation in crosh could lead to a command injection under chronos privileges in Networking in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 61.0.3163.113 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page...

CVE-2017-15403

Insufficient data validation in crosh could lead to a command injection under chronos privileges in Networking in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 61.0.3163.113 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page...

Container Security Becomes a Priority for Enterprises

Among the IT innovations that businesses are using to digitally transform operations, containers might be the most disruptive and revolutionary. “They’re a real game changer,” Qualys Chief Product Officer Sumedh Thakar said at QSC 2018 in Las Vegas. DevOps teams have embraced containers because...

CVE-2018-20679

An issue was discovered in BusyBox before 1.30.0. An out of bounds read in udhcp components consumed by the DHCP server, client, and relay allows a remote attacker to leak sensitive information from the stack by sending a crafted DHCP message. This is related to verification in udhcpgetoption in...

January 8, 2019—KB4480957 (Security-only update)

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January 8, 2019—KB4480963 (Monthly Rollup)

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January 8, 2019—KB4480960 (Security-only update)

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January 8, 2019—KB4480972 (Security-only update)

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The vulnerability of the Web framework component of the Cisco IOS XE operating system allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Web framework component of the Cisco IOS XE operating system arises due to errors in parsing HTTP packets. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service failures using a specially crafted HTTP packet...

Hacker found using Twitter memes to spread malware

By Waqas Last year a shocking report revealed how Russian hackers were found spreading malware through Britney Spears's Instagram posts. Now, the IT security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a sophisticated campaign in which an unknown hacker is using memes on the social networking...

Teaching Cybersecurity Policy

Peter Swire proposes a a pedagogic framework for teaching cybersecurity policy. Specifically, he makes real the old joke about adding levels to the OSI networking stack: an organizational layer, a government layer, and an international layer...