PT-2022-5721 · NetGear · Netgear R7000P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Netgear R7000P version 1.3.0.8 Description: The issue is related to a buffer overflow error in the httpd daemon of the NETGEAR R7000P router's software, specifically through the enable band steering parameter. This could allow a remote attack...

ALSA-2022:5819 Important: kernel security and bug fix update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: Small table perturb size in the TCP source port generation algorithm can lead to information leak CVE-2022-1012 kernel: a use-after-free write in the netfilter subsystem can lead to...

RLSA-2022:5819 Important: kernel security and bug fix update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: Small table perturb size in the TCP source port generation algorithm can lead to information leak CVE-2022-1012 kernel: a use-after-free write in the netfilter subsystem can lead to...

GSD-2021-1002747 net: stmmac: fix tc flower deletion for VLAN priority Rx steering

net: stmmac: fix tc flower deletion for VLAN priority Rx steering This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.15.11 by commit...

Software-Defined Networking Concept Adoption at Akamai

Akamai engineering has adopted new technology concepts to enhance and expand routing capabilities at the edge. Previously, Akamai's traffic-steering capabilities were mainly focused on DNS-based routing. In this article, we would like to give you an in-depth look at how Akamai has embraced new...

Software-Defined Networking Concept Adoption at Akamai

Akamai engineering has adopted new technology concepts to enhance and expand routing capabilities at the edge. Previously, Akamai’s traffic-steering capabilities were mainly focused on DNS-based routing. In this article, we would like to give you an in-depth look at how Akamai has embraced new...

Success stories in cybersecurity and information technology

RISE is Coalfires initiative to Recruit, Influence, Support, and Educate women in cybersecurity. I am honored to have been invited to be an active member of the RISE steering committee and help contribute to this worthy cause...

Smart DNS for the New Network: Optimizing Content Delivery

This is the third in a series of blog posts that will discuss how smart DNS resolvers can enhance ongoing internet service provider ISP and mobile network operator MNO network transformation efforts, such as the transition to 5G, better integration of Wi-Fi, and new network designs that optimize...

iOS / macOS Wifi Proximity Vulnerability

iOS and macOS suffered from a wifi proximity kernel double-free vulnerability in AWDL BSS Steering. if 0 iOS/MacOS wifi proximity kernel double free in AWDL BSS Steering As part of developing an exploit for CVE-2020-3843 a heap overflow in AWDL I've been looking at the code for "BSS Steering". It...

Tesla Killer: The Fuzzed and the Furious

The Tesla doesn’t have a conventional OBDII port onboard diagnostics as such. There’s a connector, but it’s just provided with +12V/ground in order to power things like insurance telematics dongles. Instead, there’s the Tesla diagnostics connector X427 which is where things get a bit weird. That...

Simple Security Flaws Could Steer Ships Off Course

A proof-of-concept attack could cause ships to dangerously veer off course, and it all stems from simple security issues, including the failure to change default passwords or segment networks. Researcher Ken Munro, with Pen Test Partners, on Monday showed how the attack could work and how it’s...

Hackers Demonstrate Car Hacking using a laptop

Computer geeks already knew it was possible to hack into a car's computerized systems and finally, two U.S. hackers - Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, sponsored by the Pentagon's research facility DARPA recently demonstrated just how easy it is for malicious hackers to physically hijack a modern...