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  • The Register: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/qualys_ubuntu_server_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years Feedly Summary: Update now: Qualys says vulnerabilities give root and are ‘easily exploitable’ Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in Ubuntu Server’s needrestart utility that allow unprivileged attackers to gain root access…

  • Slashdot: Ubuntu Linux Impacted By Decade-Old ‘needrestart’ Flaw That Gives Root

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/21/0057206/ubuntu-linux-impacted-by-decade-old-needrestart-flaw-that-gives-root?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Ubuntu Linux Impacted By Decade-Old ‘needrestart’ Flaw That Gives Root Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details five local privilege escalation vulnerabilities found in the Linux utility “needrestart,” crucial for professionals in security and compliance to recognize, as they highlight significant risks associated with resource…

  • Hacker News: Writing Secure Go Code

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    Source URL: https://jarosz.dev/article/writing-secure-go-code/ Source: Hacker News Title: Writing Secure Go Code Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a comprehensive guide on best practices for writing secure Go code. It emphasizes the importance of keeping Go versions updated, utilizing static code analyzers, checking for known vulnerabilities, and implementing best practices…

  • Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 28, 2024

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb24-309 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 28, 2024 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info acnoo — flutter_api  Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Acnoo Acnoo Flutter API allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Acnoo Flutter API:…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: How we use OpenBMC and ACPI power states to monitor the state of our servers

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/how-we-use-openbmc-and-acpi-power-states-to-monitor-the-state-of-our-servers Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: How we use OpenBMC and ACPI power states to monitor the state of our servers Feedly Summary: Cloudflare’s global fleet benefits from being managed by open source firmware for the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), OpenBMC. This has come with various challenges, some of which we discuss here…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/15/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-30088 Microsoft Windows Kernel TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2024-28987 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability These…

  • Hacker News: Race conditions in Linux Kernel perf events

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    Source URL: https://binarygecko.com/race-conditions-in-linux-kernel-perf-events/ Source: Hacker News Title: Race conditions in Linux Kernel perf events Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The provided text details a vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s `perf_events` subsystem, specifically related to the management of auxiliary buffers within performance monitoring events. It reveals exploit strategies and proofs of concept…