Canonical Outs New Linux Kernel Security Updates for Ubuntu 19.04 and 18.04 LTS

Canonical Outs New Linux Kernel Security Updates for Ubuntu 19.04 and 18.04 LTS

Addresses various security vulnerabilities and issues

Ubuntu's MDS Mitigations Now Available for Intel Cherry Trail and Bay Trail CPUs

Ubuntu's MDS Mitigations Now Available for Intel Cherry Trail and Bay Trail CPUs

Users are urged to update their systems as soon as possible

  • Mac
  • By Marius Nestor
  • May 15th, 2019
How to Fully Mitigate the New Intel MDS Security Vulnerabilities on Your Mac

How to Fully Mitigate the New Intel MDS Security Vulnerabilities on Your Mac

For macOS Mojave 10.14, High Sierra 10.13, and Sierra 10.12

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • May 14th, 2019
Canonical Releases Ubuntu Updates to Mitigate New MDS Security Vulnerabilities

Canonical Releases Ubuntu Updates to Mitigate New MDS Security Vulnerabilities

All users are urged to update their systems

Intel Discloses Four New Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) Vulnerabilities

Intel Discloses Four New Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) Vulnerabilities

Various Intel microprocessors are affected by the issues

  • Apple
  • By Marius Nestor
  • February 6th, 2019
Security Researcher Discovers macOS Flaw, Refuses to Share Details with Apple

Security Researcher Discovers macOS Flaw, Refuses to Share Details with Apple

A new Keychain exploit affects latest macOS releases

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 14th, 2019
Canonical Patches GNOME Bluetooth Vulnerability on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Update Now

Canonical Patches GNOME Bluetooth Vulnerability on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Update Now

Could allow a remote attacker to pair to Bluetooth devices

WordPress Fixes Critical PHP Object Injection Issue Leading to Code Execution

WordPress Fixes Critical PHP Object Injection Issue Leading to Code Execution

Information disclosure bug with high CVSS score also patched

phpMyAdmin Fixes Severe Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

phpMyAdmin Fixes Severe Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

XSRF/CSRF and XSS security issues also patched

Microsoft Fixes Nine Critical Vulnerabilities in December 2018 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft Fixes Nine Critical Vulnerabilities in December 2018 Patch Tuesday

Twenty nine other security issues were rated as "Important"

Cisco Energy Management Suite Installations Exposed by Default PostgreSQL Pass

Cisco Energy Management Suite Installations Exposed by Default PostgreSQL Pass

Workaround available for the restriction bypass bug

Kubernetes Patched to Address Critical Privilege Escalation Flaw

Kubernetes Patched to Address Critical Privilege Escalation Flaw

The security issue resides in the Kubernetes API server

Cisco Fixes Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in Prime License Manager

Cisco Fixes Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in Prime License Manager

Successful exploit allows execution of arbitrary SQL queries

DoS Vulnerabilities Found in Linux Kernel, Unpatched

DoS Vulnerabilities Found in Linux Kernel, Unpatched

Local attacks could trigger DoS state via crafted sys calls

Flash Player Type Confusion Critical Vulnerability, Another Reason Not to Use It

Flash Player Type Confusion Critical Vulnerability, Another Reason Not to Use It

Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution

Almost 50 Percent of 2018 Vulnerabilities Can Be Exploited Remotely

Almost 50 Percent of 2018 Vulnerabilities Can Be Exploited Remotely

Roughly 30% of reported vulnerabilities have public exploits

85 Percent of ATMs Can Be Hacked in Under 15 Minutes via Network

85 Percent of ATMs Can Be Hacked in Under 15 Minutes via Network

NCR, Diebold Nixdorf, and GRGBanking ATMs were tested

 
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