kernel: use-after-free in fs/xfs/xfs_super.c

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the XFS filesystem. A key data structure sb-sfsinfo may not be de-allocated when the system is under memory pressure. This same data structure is then used at a later time during filesystem operations. This could allow a local attacker who ...

EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.5.0 : grub2 (EulerOS-SA-2020-1045)

According to the version of the grub2 packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressu...

EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : grub2 (EulerOS-SA-2020-1009)

According to the version of the grub2 packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure for example by setting...

Ransomware at IT Services Provider Synoptek

Synoptek, a California business that provides cloud hosting and IT management services to more than a thousand customers nationwide, suffered a ransomware attack this week that has disrupted operations for many of its clients, according to sources. The company has reportedly paid a ransom demand ...

Good Pressure is vulnerable to DLL hijacking

Good Pressure is a completely free new generation of compression software under 2345. Goodpress has a dll hijacking vulnerability, which can be exploited by attackers to load malicious dlls and execute malicious code...

Xmas Light Security Improves… a bit

We've looked at smart Xmas lights before; whilst they were vulnerable, there was no consequence to the hack other than making them flash in a different order! In 2018 we looked at the all-new Twinkly smart festive lights. We found a number of security issues, reported them to the vendor and to a...

Default configuration

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure for example by setting RLIMIT, causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots...

CVE-2019-14865

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure for example by setting RLIMIT, causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots...

CVE-2019-14865

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure for example by setting RLIMIT, causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots...

CVE-2019-14865

Concrete details found: CVE-2019-14865 affects grub2, specifically the grub2-set-bootflag utility. Under resource pressure (RLIMIT), this can cause grubenv/grub2 configuration files to be truncated, leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots. Affected component: grub2-set-bootflag in gru...

CVE-2019-14865

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure for example by setting RLIMIT, causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots...

CVE-2019-14865: Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure for example by setting RLIMIT, causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots...

CVE-2019-14865

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure for example by setting RLIMIT, causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots. Mitigation Remove the...

How Do We Bring Equality to Data Ownership and Usage?

Computational biologist Laura Boykin says scientists are “asleep at the wheel”; activist Malkia Devich-Cyril says citizens also need to pressure technology companies to change...

On the IoT road: perks, benefits and security of moving smartly

Kaspersky has repeatedly investigated security issues related to IoT technologies for instance, here, or here. Earlier this year our experts have even gained foothold in the security of biomechanical prosthetic devices. The same implies to smart car security: our own research has indicated that...

Friday Squid Blogging: When the Octopus and Squid Lost Their Shells

Cephalopod ancestors once had shells. When did they lose them? With the molecular clock technique, which allowed him to use DNA to map out the evolutionary history of the cephalopods, he found that today's cuttlefish, squids and octopuses began to appear 160 to 100 million years ago, during the...

CVE-2017-11578

It was discovered as a part of the research on IoT devices in the most recent firmware for Blipcare device that the device allows to connect to web management interface on a non-SSL connection using plain text HTTP protocol. The user uses the web management interface of the device to provide the...

CVE-2017-11579

In the most recent firmware for Blipcare, the device provides an open Wireless network called "Blip" for communicating with the device. The user connects to this open Wireless network and uses the web management interface of the device to provide the user's Wi-Fi credentials so that the device ca...

Design/Logic Flaw

In the most recent firmware for Blipcare, the device provides an open Wireless network called "Blip" for communicating with the device. The user connects to this open Wireless network and uses the web management interface of the device to provide the user's Wi-Fi credentials so that the device ca...

Design/Logic Flaw

It was discovered as a part of the research on IoT devices in the most recent firmware for Blipcare device that the device allows to connect to web management interface on a non-SSL connection using plain text HTTP protocol. The user uses the web management interface of the device to provide the...