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  • Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Sticker

    A sticker for your water bottle. Blog moderation policy. Read More

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  • USN-7179-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

    Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type-confusion error. A physically proximate remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12351) Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth A2MP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory…

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  • USN-7173-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

    Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096) Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to…

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  • Italy’s Data Protection Watchdog Issues €15m Fine to OpenAI Over ChatGPT Probe

    OpenAI must also initiate a six-month public awareness campaign across Italian media, explaining how it processes personal data for AI training Read More

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  • swiftlint-0.57.1-1.fc42

    FEDORA-2024-87d30b4fbf Packages in this update: swiftlint-0.57.1-1.fc42 Update description: Automatic update for swiftlint-0.57.1-1.fc42. Changelog * Fri Dec 20 2024 Davide Cavalca <dcavalca@fedoraproject.org> – 0.57.1-1 – Update to 0.57.1; Fixes: RHBZ#2280939, RHBZ#2301323, RHBZ#2280426, RHBZ#2280433, RHBZ#2280449, RHBZ#2280455, RHBZ#2280469, RHBZ#2280475, RHBZ#2280487, RHBZ#2302835, RHBZ#2307674 * Sat Jul 20 2024 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> – 0.53.0-5 – Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_41_Mass_Rebuild Read…

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  • USN-7166-3: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

    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: – ARM32 architecture; – RISC-V architecture; – S390 architecture; – x86 architecture; – Block layer subsystem; – ACPI drivers; – Drivers core; – ATA over ethernet (AOE) driver;…

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  • USN-7159-4: Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities

    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: – ARM32 architecture; – ARM64 architecture; – S390 architecture; – x86 architecture; – Power management core; – GPU drivers; – InfiniBand drivers; – Network drivers; – S/390 drivers;…

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  • Ukraine’s Security Service Probes GRU-Linked Cyber-Attack on State Registers

    The Security Service of Ukraine has accused Russian-linked actors of perpetrating a cyber-attack against the state registers of Ukraine Read More

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  • LockBit Admins Tease a New Ransomware Version

    The LockBitSupp persona said LockBit 4.0 will be launched in February 2025 Read More

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  • Webcams and DVRs Vulnerable to HiatusRAT, FBI Warns

    The FBI has issued a warning about the Hiatus RAT malware targeting Xiongmai and Hikvision web cameras and DVRs, urging users isolate these devices from networks Read More

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