USN-5673-1: unzip vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that unzip did not properly handle unicode strings under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
zip file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause unzip to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-4217)

It was discovered that unzip did not properly perform bounds checking while
converting wide strings to local strings. If a user were tricked into opening a
specially crafted zip file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
unzip to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2022-0529, CVE-2022-0530)

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What the Uber verdict means to CISOs: You’re (probably) not going to jail

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There seem to be two reactions to the verdict in the Sullivan case. One reaction, often from CISOs already stressed by being outside the room where it happens, is to decide that being a CISO isn’t worth the risk – it already wasn’t worth the stress. If the title is really Chief Scapegoat Officer, it’s one thing to lose your job, but your freedom? That’s across the line. The second reaction seems to be nonchalant. What’s the big deal, after all? It’s just one person, and there was some shady stuff going on over at Uber.

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