Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 60 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.3.18-150300.59.215 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2022-50388: nvme: fix multipath crash caused by flush request when blktrace is enabled bsc1250295. CVE-2022-50432: kernfs: fix use-after-free in...

What is Patch Management Automation and Why It Matters

Executive Summary Environments rarely stay as orderly as they begin. New workloads, faster releases, and growing attack surfaces stretch manual patching beyond its limits. The real risk emerges in the widening gap between spotting a vulnerability and fixing it. Automated patch management closes...

PATCHEVAL: A New Benchmark for Evaluating LLMs on Patching Real-World Vulnerabilities

Software vulnerabilities are increasing at an alarming rate. However, manual patching is both time-consuming and resource-intensive, while existing automated vulnerability repair AVR techniques remain limited in effectiveness. Recent advances in large language models LLMs have opened a new paradi...

MAL-2025-151561 Malicious code in abu-poke50 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 39be4d77355f97df185dcb253e1b9b013b502b4453335e9d4841d8ad4efb7ebb This package appears to be part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign that flooded npm. These packages typically contain autopublish scripts auto.js,...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP7)

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-15070051 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in icecopyandinitpkg bsc1248631. CVE-2025-38511: drm/xe/pf: Clear all LMTT pages on alloc bsc1248176. CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix...

Security update for the Linux Kernel

This update provides the initial livepatch for this kernel update. This update does not contain any fixes and will be updated with livepatches later. Special Instructions and Notes: Please reboot the system after installing this update. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 62 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 4.12.14-122.234 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2022-50252: igb: Do not free qvector unless new one was allocated bsc1249847. CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packetsetring and packetnotifier...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7835-5)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

GHSA-VFPF-XMWH-8M65 Duplicate Advisory: ProsemirrorToHtml has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through unescaped HTML attribute values

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-52c5-vh7f-26fx. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description Impact The prosemirrortohtml gem is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting XSS attacks through malicious HTML attribute...

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Many critical systems are still being maintained, and the cloud provides some security cover. But experts say that any lapses in protections like patching and monitoring could expose government systems...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 5 for SLE 15 SP6)

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-1506002325 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in icecopyandinitpkg bsc1248631. CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packetsetring and packetnotifier bsc1249208...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 3 for SLE 15 SP7)

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-1507005311 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in icecopyandinitpkg bsc1248631. CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDRPORTANY bsc1249207. Patch Instructions: To...

Security update for the Linux Kernel

This update provides the initial livepatch for this kernel update. This update does not contain any fixes and will be updated with livepatches later. Special Instructions and Notes: Please reboot the system after installing this update. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 12 for SLE 15 SP6)

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-1506002353 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in icecopyandinitpkg bsc1248631. CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packetsetring and packetnotifier bsc1249208...

OpenAI Unveils Aardvark: GPT-5 Agent That Finds and Fixes Code Flaws Automatically

OpenAI has announced the launch of an "agentic security researcher" that's powered by its GPT-5 large language model LLM and is programmed to emulate a human expert capable of scanning, understanding, and patching code. Called Aardvark , the artificial intelligence AI company said the autonomous...

CVE-2025-30188

Malicious or unintentional API requests can be used to add significant amount of data to caches. Caches may evict information that is required to operate the web frontend, which leads to unavailability of the component. Please deploy the provided updates and patch releases. No publicly available...

CISA and NSA Issue Urgent Guidance to Secure WSUS and Microsoft Exchange Servers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and National Security Agency NSA, along with international partners from Australia and Canada, have released guidance to harden on-premise Microsoft Exchange Server instances from potential exploitation. "By restricting administrative...

Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 3 for SLE 15 SP7)

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150700713 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in icecopyandinitpkg bsc1248631. CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDRPORTANY bsc1249207. Patch Instructions: To...

Security update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 13 for SLE 15 SP6)

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-1506001044 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in icecopyandinitpkg bsc1248631. CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packetsetring and packetnotifier bsc1249208...

Trick, treat, repeat

Welcome to this week's edition of the Threat Source newsletter. This one is pretty much an updated, Halloween-themed version of my newsletter from July, including data up through Q3. October 14th has passed, so free support for Windows 10 has come to an end, leaving you with no more fixes unless...