Smashing Security podcast #389: WordPress vs WP Engine, and the Internet Archive is down

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WordPress’s emperor, Matt Mullenweg, demands a hefty tribute from WP Engine, and a battle erupts, leaving millions of websites hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, the Internet Archive, a digital library preserving our online history, is under siege from hackers.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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USN-7073-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
– Watchdog drivers;
– Netfilter;
– Memory management;
– Network traffic control;
(CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-45016, CVE-2024-26960)

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USN-7072-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
– Watchdog drivers;
– Netfilter;
– Network traffic control;
(CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-45016)

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Drupal core – Moderately critical – Improper error handling – SA-CORE-2024-002

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Project: 
Date: 
2024-October-16
Vulnerability: 
Improper error handling
Affected versions: 
>=10.0 < 10.2.10
Description: 

Under certain uncommon site configurations, a bug in the CKEditor 5 module can cause some image uploads to move the entire webroot to a different location on the file system. This could be exploited by a malicious user to take down a site.

The issue is mitigated by the fact that several non-default site configurations must exist simultaneously for this to occur.

Solution: 

Install the latest version:

If you are using Drupal 10.2, update to Drupal 10.2.10.
Drupal 10.3 and above are not affected, nor is Drupal 7.

All versions of Drupal 10 prior to 10.2 are end-of-life and do not receive security coverage. (Drupal 8 and Drupal 9 have both reached end-of-life.)

This advisory is not covered by Drupal Steward.

Reported By: 
Fixed By: 
catch of the Drupal Security Team
Lee Rowlands of the Drupal Security Team
Benji Fisher of the Drupal Security Team
Kim Pepper
Wim Leers
xjm of the Drupal Security Team
Coordinated By: 
xjm of the Drupal Security Team
Dave Long of the Drupal Security Team
Juraj Nemec of the Drupal Security Team

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