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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Summary: Libgcrypt could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: – libgcrypt11: LGPL Crypto library. Details: USN-3689-1 fixed a vulnerabi…
Continue ReadingCurrent Description. A vulnerability in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access the shell of the underlying Linux operating system on the affe…
Continue ReadingOrganizations are best served security-wise if they favor and adopt open source technology — especially enterprise open source — over proprietary alternatives, according to Hortonworks. However, not everybody agrees that open source software intrinsica…
Continue ReadingFormer CIA employee Joshua A. Schulte has been charged with sharing classified materials with WikiLeaks. In March 2017, one of the biggest leaks in the history of the CIA came to light when WikiLeaks began releasing thousands of agency secret documents…
Continue Reading“Schulte also intentionally caused damage without authorization to a CIA computer system by granting himself unauthorized access to the system, deleting records of his activities, and denying others access to the system,” the Justice Department says. “…
Continue ReadingA group of computer science researchers has proposed a way to overcome the security risk posed by speculative execution, the data processing technique behind the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. In a paper distributed this week through the ArXiv p…
Continue ReadingA security breach was discovered this month by a researcher with an eye on Google Home and GPS location reporting. In his proof of concept, a URL is opened on a computer connected to a Wi-Fi network that’s also connected to a Google Home or Chromecast …
Continue ReadingA security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – Ubuntu 17.10 – Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Summary: Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+. Software Description: – webkit2gtk: Web content engine library for G…
Continue ReadingUbuntu Security Notice 3687-1 – A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web …
Continue ReadingYet another speculative execution issue has been disclosed that potentially puts some Intel CPU users at risk.
2018 has been a challenging year for Intel from a security perspective, as the company has had to deal with multiple issues. Among the most …
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