Microsoft Security Update Validation Report November 2021

Microsoft’s November 2021 security updates have passed Citrix testing the updates are listed below. The testing is not all-inclusive; all tests are executed against English only environments and issues may still be found upon implementation. Follow best practices for testing and installing softwa...

CVE-2021-3063

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portal and gateway interfaces that enables an unauthenticated network-based attacker to send specifically crafted traffic to a GlobalProtect interface that causes the service to stop responding...

The vulnerability of the TCP/IP protocol implementation in Microsoft Windows operating systems allows a perpetrator to cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the TCP/IP protocol implementation in Microsoft Windows operating systems is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service failures remotely...

ALBA-2021:4533 ibus bug fix update

The Intelligent Input Bus IBus is an input method framework for multilingual input in Unix-like operating systems. Bug fix: Previously, in GNOME Wayland desktop in AlmaLinux 8.5, the IBus emoji candidate pop-up was used with IBus UI and the selected candidate could not inserted into the target...

CISA Releases Security Advisory on Siemens Nucleus Real-Time Operating Systems

CISA has released an Industrial Control Systems ICS advisory detailing multiple vulnerabilities found in Siemens Nucleus Real-Time Operating Systems RTOS and supporting libraries. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages...

Mozilla Firefox Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-89693)

Mozilla Firefox, commonly known as "Firefox" in Chinese, is a free and open source web browser developed by Mozilla that uses the Gecko typography engine and supports multiple operating systems. It can cause a denial of service when Firefox browser parameters are arbitrarily changed. An attacker...

CVE-2021-29993

Firefox for Android allowed navigations through the intent:// protocol, which could be used to cause crashes and UI spoofs. This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox 92...

Code injection

Firefox for Android allowed navigations through the intent:// protocol, which could be used to cause crashes and UI spoofs. This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox 92...

CVE-2021-29993

Firefox for Android allowed navigations through the intent:// protocol, which could be used to cause crashes and UI spoofs. This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox 92...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2020-9859

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that may allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges...

CVE-2021-30823

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, tvOS 15, Safari 15, watchOS 8. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to bypass HSTS...

CVE-2021-30836

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may disclose restricted memory...

CVE-2021-30814

CVE-2021-30814 affects Apple ImageIO (and related image-processing paths) across tvOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. The root cause is a memory corruption issue triggered by processing a maliciously crafted image, addressed by input-validation/memory-handling fixes in the updates. Affected platforms:...

Microsoft Security Update Validation Report October 2021

Microsoft’s October 2021 security updates have passed Citrix testing the updates are listed below. The testing is not all-inclusive; all tests are executed against English only environments and issues may still be found upon implementation. Follow best practices for testing and installing softwar...

Vulnerability of operating systems iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, caused by overflowing dynamic memory buffers, allowing attackers to escalate their privileges

The vulnerability of operating systems iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS arises from an overflow in the buffer of dynamic memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain increased privileges...

Inside Apple: How macOS attacks are evolving

The start of fall 2021 saw the fourth Objective by the Sea OBTS security conference, which is the only security conference to focus exclusively on Apples ecosystem. As such, it draws many of the top minds in the field. This year, those minds, having been starved of a good security conference for ...

SUSE SLES15: MozillaFirefox / MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE / MozillaFirefox-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLESSAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1 advisory. This update contains the Firefox Extended Support Release 91.2.0 ESR. Firefox Extended Support Release 91.2.0 ESR Fixed: Various...

The vulnerability in the kernel of Apple’s operating systems—Mac OS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS—allows attackers to escalate their privileges.

The vulnerability in the kernel of Apple’s operating systems—Mac OS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS—is related to the use of a shared resource with incorrect synchronization. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to increase their privileges...

QID Spotlight: Discover Azul Java Vulnerabilities

The Qualys vulnerability signatures team has released a new series of signatures detections for Azul Java, allowing security teams to identify Azul Java hosts and detect their vulnerabilities. Azul is a Java platform used for modern cloud enterprises. The platform is used for developing,...

Why You Should Consider QEMU Live Patching

Sysadmins know what the risks are of running unpatched services. Given the choice, and unlimited resources, most hardworking administrators will ensure that all systems and services are patched consistently. But things are rarely that simple. Technical resources are limited, and patching can ofte...