Eikon Thomson Reuters 4.0.42144 File Permissions Vulnerability

Eikon Thomson Reuters version 4.0.42144 suffers from a weak permissions issue that can lead to code execution. ======================================================================= title: Extensive file permissions on service executable product: Eikon Thomson Reuters vulnerable version: 4.0.421...

An update is available for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 which provides new functionality and performance improvements for the graphics platform

An update is available for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 which provides new functionality and performance improvements for the graphics platform Summary This article describes an update for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2. This update is a separate package of changes that must...

How Federal Employees Can Protect their Agencies During the Pandemic

It’s no secret that the way the world works has shifted since COVID-19 came on the scene. Operations are going remote and, for many government and federal agencies, this is new territory. This novelty is compounded by the fact that nation-state attacks are—and have been—on the rise for quite some...

Linux: Separate partition for /tmp

The /tmp directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary storage. This script tests if a separate partition exists for /tmp. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under...

Linux: Separate partition for /dev/shm

/dev/shm implements traditional shared memory concept. It is an efficient means of passing data between programs. This script tests if a separate partition exists for /dev/shm. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you ca...

Linux: Separate partition for /var/tmp

The /var/tmp directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary storage. This script tests if a separate partition exists for /var/tmp. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify i...

Linux: Separate partition for /var/log/audit

The /var/log/audit directory is used by auditd. This script tests if a separate partition exists for /var/log/audit. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GN...

Linux: Separate partition for /var/log

The /var/log directory is used to store system log data. This script tests if a separate partition exists for /var/log. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the...

Linux: Separate partition for /home

The /home directory contains local files for user. This script tests if a separate partition exists for /home. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU...

CVE-2019-2215

A use-after-free in binder.c allows an elevation of privilege from an application to the Linux Kernel. No user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability, however exploitation does require either the installation of a malicious local application or a separate vulnerability in a network...

CVE-2019-14846

In Ansible, all Ansible Engine versions up to ansible-engine 2.8.5, ansible-engine 2.7.13, ansible-engine 2.6.19, were logging at the DEBUG level which lead to a disclosure of credentials if a plugin used a library that logged credentials at the DEBUG level. This flaw does not affect Ansible...

JShielder v2.4 - Hardening Script For Linux Servers/ Secure LAMP-LEMP Deployer/ CIS Benchmark G

JSHielder is an Open Source Bash Script developed to help SysAdmin and developers secure there Linux Servers in which they will be deploying any web application or services. This tool automates the process of installing all the necessary packages to host a web application and Hardening a Linux...

Google Patches Critical Bluetooth RCE Bug

Eleven critical Android bugs were patched as part of Google’s March Security Update. Three of them were tied to Android’s media framework and core system, while the others were related to faulty Qualcomm chip components. Out of those critical bugs, Google patched three critical remote...

Google Chrome < M72 - RenderFrameHostImpl::CreateMediaStreamDispatcherHost Use-After-Free

There's a race-condition / object-lifetime issue in the browser process when the browser process shutdown races against the IO thread handling mojo messages from the renderer. It's at least possible to trigger this by closing the browser while running the attached poc; I'm not sure if there's a...

Linux: Separate partition for /var/log/audit directory

The /var/log/audit directory is used by auditd. This script tests options set on /var/log/audit filesystem. Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General...

Apple Safari WebCrypto Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple Safari. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of...

Apple will let users run iOS apps on macOS

Apple is making it easier for mobile developers to port their iOS apps to the next-generation macOS Mojave desktop platform—a major step in bringing the two platforms closer together. However, at the same time, the company straightforward denied the idea of merging the iPhone and Mac operating...

Researcher Finds Credentials for 92 Million Users of DNA Testing Firm MyHeritage

MyHeritage, an Israeli-based genealogy and DNA testing company, disclosed today that a security researcher found on the Internet a file containing the email addresses and hashed passwords of more than 92 million of its users. MyHeritage says it has no reason to believe other user data was...

Along with Dating, Here's a List of New Features Coming to Facebook

Facebook announced a whole lot of new features at its 2018 Facebook F8 developers conference, along with the keynote by its CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressing concerns from app developers after Facebook paused 3rd-party app review in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Here are some big...

Installing updates or third party software on the ELM

As a general rule, you should not install software on your ELM. While there are some circumstances where it will work fine, it is likely to cause software dependency problems that will block App Layering updates. App Layering is very particular about the Linux software packages and versions...