DSA-5488 thunderbird – security update

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Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird, which could
result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

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Friday Squid Blogging: We’re Genetically Engineering Squid Now

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Is this a good idea?

The transparent squid is a genetically altered version of the hummingbird bobtail squid, a species usually found in the tropical waters from Indonesia to China and Japan. It’s typically smaller than a thumb and shaped like a dumpling. And like other cephalopods, it has a relatively large and sophisticated brain.

The see-through version is made possible by a gene editing technology called CRISPR, which became popular nearly a decade ago.

Albertin and Rosenthal thought they might be able to use CRISPR to create a special squid for research. They focused on the hummingbird bobtail squid because it is small, a prodigious breeder, and thrives in lab aquariums, including one at the lab in Woods Hole.

Is this far behind?

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

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CVE-2022-3407

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I some cases, when the device is USB-tethered to a host PC, and the device is sharing its mobile network connection with the host PC, if the user originates a call on the device, then the device’s modem may reset and cause the phone call to not succeed. This may block the user from dialing emergency services. This patch resolves the device’s modem reset issue.

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