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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Google Chrome is a web browser used to access the Internet. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the applications. Depending on the privileges associated with the applications, an attacker could view, change, or delete data. If these applications have been configured to have fewer user rights on the system, exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could have less impact than if they were configured with administrative rights.

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DSA-5147 dpkg – security update

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Max Justicz reported a directory traversal vulnerability in
Dpkg::Source::Archive in dpkg, the Debian package management system.
This affects extracting untrusted source packages in the v2 and v3
source package formats that include a debian.tar.

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Cobalt Strike Delivered Through Fake Proof-of-Concept Code

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FortiGuard Labs is aware of a report that a Cobalt Strike beacon was attempted to be delivered through a couple of fake Proof-of-Concept (POC) codes hosted on GitHub. The files pretend to be POCs for CVE-2022-26809 and CVE-2022-24500. They have already been removed from GitHub.Why is this Significant?This is significant because the attack targeted researchers, pen testers and infosec teams in organizations to deliver Cobalt Strike beacons, which will most likely be used to deliver malware such as ransomware.What is CVE-2022-26809?CVE-2022-26809 is a remote procedure call runtime remote code execution vulnerability that affects wide variety of Windows OS that includes Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022. Assigned a CVSS score of 9.8, successfully exploiting the vulnerability allows an attacker to execute remote code with high privileges on a vulnerable system, leading to a full compromise. The vulnerability was patched as part of Patch Tuesday April 2022.FortiGuard Labs previously released Threat Signal on CVE-2022-26809. See the Appendix for a link to “Microsoft Released Advisory on a Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in RPC (CVE-2022-26809)”.What is CVE-2022-24500?CVE-2022-24500 is a Windows SMB remote code execution vulnerability that affects Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 and Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2019 and 2022. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, and was patched as part of Patch Tuesday April 2022.The Microsoft advisory states that “For vulnerability to be exploited, a user would need to access a malicious SMB server to retrieve some data as part of an OS API call. This vulnerability requires that a user with an affected version of Windows access a malicious server. An attacker would have to host a specially crafted server share or website. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit this specially crafted server share or website, but would have to convince them to visit the server share or website, typically by way of an enticement in an email or chat message”.What is Status of Coverage?FortiGuard Labs detect the fake POCs with the following AV coverage:PossibleThreatAll network IOC’s are blocked by the WebFiltering client.

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New ArguePatch Variant Attacks Ukraine

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FortiGuard Labs is aware of a report that a new variant of ArguePatch malware was used in an attack against Ukraine. This ArguePatch variant includes a feature to set up a schedules task in order to perform a specific action at a specified time.Why is this Significant?This is significant because the new variant of ArguePatch malware now has a feature to perform a specific action at a specified time without setting up a scheduled task. This provides more stealthiness to the malware which allows it to stay under the radar until it actually starts to carry out a next stage action.What is ArguePatch?ArguePatch is a loader malware that was previously used in campaigns against Ukraine which involve CaddyWiper and Industroyer2. The malware is a patched version of a legitimate component of Hex-Rays IDA Pro software.FortiGuard Labs previously released Threat Signals on CaddyWiper and Industroyer2. See the Appendix for links to “Additional Wiper Malware Deployed in Ukraine #CaddyWiper” and “Industroyer2 Discovered Attacking Critical Ukrainian Verticals”.What is the Status of Coverage?FortiGuard Labs provides the following AV coverage against known variants of ArguePatch:W32/Agent.AECG!trW32/PossibleThreat

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CISA Warns VMware Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild Leading to Full System Compromise

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FortiGuard Labs is aware that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) CISA released an advisory on recently patched VMware vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22954 and CVE-2022-22960) being exploited separately and in combination, allowing threat actors to gain full control of the compromised system. Both vulnerabilities affect VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation and were patched on April 6th, 2022. The advisory also states that CISA expects threat actors to develop exploits for newly patched VMware vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22972 and CVE-2022-22973) quickly.Why is this Significant?This is significant because the advisory that CISA released on CVE-2022-22954 and CVE-2022-22960 was prompted by an actual incident which one large organization was compromised by an unidentified threat actor on or around April 12, 2022. According to the advisory, the threat actor “leveraged CVE-2022-22954 to execute an arbitrary shell command as a VMware user. The actor then exploited CVE-2022-22960 to escalate the user’s privileges to root. With root access, the actor could wipe logs, escalate permissions, and move laterally to other systems”. The advisory also warns that exploits for another VMware vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22972 and CVE-2022-22973) will be developed soon. As such, the patches for the four vulnerabilities or workarounds should be applied as soon as possible.What is CVE-2022-22954, CVE-2022-22960, CVE-2022-22972 and CVE-2022-22973?CVE-2022-22954 is a vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation, which an attacker with network access can trigger a server-side template injection that may result in remote code execution. The vulnerability has the CVSSv3 base score of 9.8 and is rated critical.FortiGuard Labs previously released Threat Signal on CVE-2022-22954. See Appendix for a link to “Newly Patched VMware Vulnerability (CVE-2022-22954) Being Exploited in the Wild”.CVE-2022-22960 is a Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation. As LPE, attacker is required to have local access can escalate privileges to ‘root’. The vulnerability has the CVSSv3 base score of 7.8 and is rated important.CVE-2022-22972 is an authentication bypass vulnerability that affects VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation. As LPE, exploitation happens locally as such an attacker is required to have access to the victim’s machine to elevate privileges. The vulnerability has the CVSSv3 base score of 9.8 and is rated critical.CVE-2022-22973 is a Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability that affects VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation. As LPE, attacker is required to have local access can escalate privileges to ‘root’. The vulnerability has the CVSSv3 base score of 7.8 and is rated important.Has the Vendor Released Advisories?Yes, VMware released advisories for all four vulnerabilities. See the Appendix for links to “VMSA-2022-0011.1” and “VMSA-2022-0014”.Has the Vendor Released Patches for the Vulnerabilities?VMware released patches for CVE-2022-22954 and CVE-2022-22960 on April 6th, 2022. Patches for CVE-2022-22972 and CVE-2022-22973 were released on May 18th, 2022. What is the Status of Coverage?FortiGuard Labs has released the following IPS signature for CVE-2022-22954:VMware.Workspace.ONE.Access.Catalog.Remote.Code.ExecutionA network IOC for CVE-2022-22954 called out in the CISA advisory is blocked by the WebFiltering client.CVE-2022-22960, CVE-2022-22972, CVE-2022-22973 were privately disclosed as such there currently is no available Proof-of-Concept code. FortiGuard Labs is monitoring the situation closely and will update this Threat Signal when protection becomes available.Any Suggested Mitigation?VMware has provided mitigations for CVE-2022-22954, CVE-2022-22960, CVE-2022-22972. See the Appendix for links to “KB88098” for CVE-2022-22954 and CVE-2022-22960, and “KB88433” for CVE-2022-22972.

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USN-5444-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

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Kyle Zeng discovered that the Network Queuing and Scheduling subsystem of
the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some
situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute
arbitrary code.

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