USN-6360-1: FLAC vulnerability

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It was discovered that FLAC incorrectly handled encoding certain files. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause FLAC to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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A Vulnerability in Google Chrome Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution

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A vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chrome which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Google Chrome is a web browser used to access the internet. Depending on the privileges associated with the user an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Notepad++ Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Notepad++, the most severe of which could result in arbitrary code execution. Notepad++ is a free and open-source text and source code editor for use with Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

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Cars Have Terrible Data Privacy

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A new Mozilla Foundation report concludes that cars, all of them, have terrible data privacy.

All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label—making cars the official worst category of products for privacy that we have ever reviewed.

There’s a lot of details in the report. They’re all bad.

BoingBoing post.

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