CVE-2018-16588

Privilege escalation can occur in the SUSE useradd.c code in useradd, as distributed in the SUSE shadow package through 4.2.1-27.9.1 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SLE-12 and through 4.5-5.39 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SLE-15. Non-existing intermediate directories are created with mode 0777 durin...

Photon OS 1.0: Glibc / Shadow / Systemd / Wget PHSA-2017-0023 (deprecated)

An update of systemd,wget,shadow,glibc packages for PhotonOS has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. @DEPRECATED@ Disabled on 2/7/2019 The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2017-0023. The text itself is copyright C...

Photon OS 1.0: Rsyslog / Shadow PHSA-2017-0030 (deprecated)

An update of rsyslog,shadow packages for PhotonOS has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. @DEPRECATED@ Disabled on 2/7/2019 The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2017-0030. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc...

Photon OS 1.0: Binutils / File / Linux / Pcre / Shadow PHSA-2018-1.0-0171 (deprecated)

An update of 'shadow', 'binutils', 'pcre', 'file' packages of Photon OS has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. @DEPRECATED@ Disabled on 2/7/2019 The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2018-1.0-0171. The text itself is...

Photon OS 2.0: Binutils / File / Linux / Shadow PHSA-2018-2.0-0080 (deprecated)

An update of 'binutils', 'file', 'shadow' packages of Photon OS has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. @DEPRECATED@ Disabled on 2/7/2019 The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2018-2.0-0080. The text itself is copyrigh...

TSMC Chip Maker Blames WannaCry Malware for Production Halt

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC—the world's largest makers of semiconductors and processors—was forced to shut down several of its chip-fabrication factories over the weekend after being hit by a computer virus. Now, it turns out that the computer virus outbreak at Taiwan chipmake...

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An update of 'shadow', 'binutils', 'pcre', 'file' packages of Photon OS has been released...

Moderate Photon OS Security Update - PHSA-2018-0080

Updates of 'file', 'shadow', 'binutils' packages of Photon OS have been released...

Important Photon OS Security Update - PHSA-2018-0171

Updates of 'file', 'shadow', 'pcre', 'binutils' packages of Photon OS have been released...

openSUSE Security Update : shadow (openSUSE-2018-770)

This update for shadow fixes the following issues : - CVE-2016-6252: Incorrect integer handling could results in local privilege escalation bsc1099310 This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for shadow (openSUSE-SU-2018:2127-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH 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-or-later This program is free software; you can...

Security update for shadow (important)

This update for shadow fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-6252: Incorrect integer handling could results in local privilege escalation bsc1099310 This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project...

Preparing for Shadow OT: A Hospital Case Study

The convergence of IT and OT is happening more rapidly than IT expects. Once upon a time, IT was so expensive that enterprises built entire departments to prioritize spending and efficiently manage those costly investments. Now, IT is so inexpensive that any individual who wants IT can buy it or...

How mobile threats impact today’s BYOD landscape

Bring-your-own-device BYOD has been a revolutionary concept for years now, even before it was recognized by enterprise policy. However, now that business executives and IT leaders have realized the benefits this type of strategy for their organizations, BYOD is becoming an increasingly powerful w...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : shadow (SUSE-SU-2018:1997-1)

This update for shadow fixes the following issues : - CVE-2016-6252: Incorrect integer handling could results in local privilege escalation bsc1099310 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted t...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : shadow (SUSE-SU-2018:1995-1)

This update for shadow fixes the following issues : - CVE-2016-6252: Fixed incorrect integer handling that could results in a local privilege escalation bsc1099310 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable ha...

SUSE-SU-2018:1995-1 Security update for shadow

This update for shadow fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-6252: Fixed incorrect integer handling that could results in a local privilege escalation bsc1099310...

SUSE-SU-2018:1997-1 Security update for shadow

This update for shadow fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-6252: Incorrect integer handling could results in local privilege escalation bsc1099310...

Enable your users to work securely from anywhere, anytime, across all of their devices

This blog is part of a series that responds to common questions we receive from customers about deployment of Microsoft 365 Security solutions. In this series youll find context, answers, and guidance for deployment and driving adoption within your organization. Check out our last blog, Assessing...

Smaller Nation State Attacks: A Growing Cyber Menace

Last year, a Qatari state media website was compromised and defaced with false reports of the Emir of that country praising Iran and Hamas. The fake content was blasted on social media and amplified through bots, eventually provoking a regional boycott that persists today. Andrea Little Limbago...