cockpit security, bug fix, and enhancement update

264.1-1.0.1 - Remove duplicate reference to server in cockpit Orabug: 33862832 - Update documentation links Orabug: 32795691 - Make documentation links point to Oracle Linux information Orabug: 30271413 Orabug: 32013095 - Fix rendering of hwinfo page on systems with some empty memory slots Orabug...

8 Ways to Avoid CISO Burnout

Times have changed In recent years the job of Chief Information Security Officer CISO has become more and more frenetic and involved. Already stretched CISOs have the added responsibilities of employee management in a time of a global pandemic, staff retention when priorities have changed and...

How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnap scam

Threats and bluster play a key role in most online attacks: Ransomware has its ransom note; trolls threaten to ramp up the pressure; tech support scammers insist your PC needs urgent assistance. Some take it a step further, leaning in with a more direct approach, ranging from death threats to...

Apache Tomcat EncryptInterceptor error leads to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The documentation of Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M14, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.20, 9.0.13 to 9.0.62 and 8.5.38 to 8.5.78 for the EncryptInterceptor incorrectly stated it enabled Tomcat clustering to run over an untrusted network. This was not correct. While the EncryptInterceptor does provide...

kernel: igc: avoid kernel warning when changing RX ring parameters

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igc: avoid kernel warning when changing RX ring parameters Calling ethtool changing the RX ring parameters like this: $ ethtool -G eth0 rx 1024 on igc triggers kernel warnings like this: 225.198467 ------------ cut here...

A week in security (April 25 – May 1)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Why MITRE matters to SMBs Apple’s child safety features are coming to a Messages app near you Why software has so many vulnerabilities, with Tanya Janca: Lock and Code S03E09 Watch out for this SMS phish promising a tax refund Rogue ads phishing for cryptocurrency:...

Hospitals taken offline after cyberattack

The GHT Coeur Grand Est has become a victim of a cyberattack on the hospital centers of Vitry-le-François and Saint-Dizier. The hospital’s administration has warned French that data have been exfiltrated and might be used for phishing in the future. As a consequence, the GHT Cœur Grand Est has cu...

Watch out for this SMS phish promising a tax refund

Imagine logging into your bank’s website after responding to a text message claiming you’re due a refund, only to see a warning to watch out for bogus texts: Beware of SMS phishing! For those who dont read Dutch, the warning reads: Never respond to unusual emails or texts! Fraudsters often send...

Google Android elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2022-43231)

Google Android is a Linux-based open source operating system from Google. Google Android suffers from an elevation of privilege vulnerability. The vulnerability stems from the lack of a warning to the user in the TBD of TBD and can be steered using a hidden debugging policy. An attacker could use...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.14.35-2047.512.6 - Revert 'rds/ib: recover rds connection from stuck rx path' Rohit Nair Orabug: 34039271 - uek-rpm: update kABI lists for new symbols Saeed Mirzamohammadi Orabug: 33993774 4.14.35-2047.512.5 - netfilter: nftables: initialize registers in nftdochain Pablo Neira Ayuso Orabug:...

GSD-2022-1002199 drm/amdgpu: Fix recursive locking warning

drm/amdgpu: Fix recursive locking warning 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 v5.4.189 by commit...

GSD-2022-1002184 net: ipv4: fix route with nexthop object delete warning

net: ipv4: fix route with nexthop object delete warning 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 v5.4.189 by commit...

GSD-2022-1002172 mm/sparsemem: fix 'mem_section' will never be NULL gcc 12 warning

mm/sparsemem: fix 'memsection' will never be NULL gcc 12 warning 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 v5.4.189 by commit...

GSD-2022-1001981 net: ipv4: fix route with nexthop object delete warning

net: ipv4: fix route with nexthop object delete warning 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 v5.10.111 by commit...

GSD-2022-1001965 mm/sparsemem: fix 'mem_section' will never be NULL gcc 12 warning

mm/sparsemem: fix 'memsection' will never be NULL gcc 12 warning 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 v5.10.111 by commit...

GSD-2022-1001729 drm/amdgpu: Fix recursive locking warning

drm/amdgpu: Fix recursive locking warning 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 v5.15.34 by commit...

GSD-2022-1001547 igc: avoid kernel warning when changing RX ring parameters

igc: avoid kernel warning when changing RX ring parameters 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 v5.16.19 by commit...

GSD-2022-1001339 mm/sparsemem: fix 'mem_section' will never be NULL gcc 12 warning

mm/sparsemem: fix 'memsection' will never be NULL gcc 12 warning 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 v5.16.20 by commit...

GSD-2022-1001234 igc: avoid kernel warning when changing RX ring parameters

igc: avoid kernel warning when changing RX ring parameters 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 v5.17.2 by commit...

GSD-2022-1001125 scsi: qla2xxx: Fix warning message due to adisc being flushed

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix warning message due to adisc being flushed 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 v5.17.2 by commit...