Category Archives: Advisories

USN-5309-1: virglrenderer vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that virglrenderer incorrectly handled memory. An
attacker inside a guest could use this issue to cause virglrenderer to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2022-0135)

It was discovered that virglrenderer incorrectly initialized memory. An
attacker inside a guest could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
host information. (CVE-2022-0175)

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Dll Hijacking Vulnerability found in Rufus-3.17.1846 from Akeo Consulting

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Posted by YEUNG, Tsz Ko on Feb 28

Hi all,

I would like to disclose a vulnerability that I just found today.

Details below:

Vulnerable Software and Version:

1. Rufus 3.17.1846 executable
2. Rufus 3.17.1846 portable executable

Vulnerable software download link:
https://rufus.ie/en/

https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases/tag/v3.17

Date discovered and reported:
25 Feb 2022

Description:
Both Rufus 3.17.1846 executable AND portable executable are suffering from DLL…

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Dll Hijacking Vulnerability found in Rufus-3.17.1846 from Akeo Consulting

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Posted by YEUNG, Tsz Ko on Feb 28

Hi all,

I would like to disclose a vulnerability that I just found today.

Details below:

Vulnerable Software and Version:

1. Rufus 3.17.1846 executable
2. Rufus 3.17.1846 portable executable

Vulnerable software download link:
https://rufus.ie/en/

https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases/tag/v3.17

Date discovered and reported:
25 Feb 2022

Description:
Both Rufus 3.17.1846 executable AND portable executable are suffering from DLL…

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USN-5307-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

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Gaoning Pan discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the floppy disk
emulator. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-20196)

Gaoning Pan discovered that the QEMU vmxnet3 NIC emulator incorrectly
handled certain values. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue
to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-20203)

It was discovered that the QEMU vhost-user GPU device contained several
security issues. An attacker inside the guest could use these issues to
cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service, leak sensitive
information, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-3544, CVE-2021-3545, CVE-2021-3546)

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled bulk transfers from SPICE
clients. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-3682)

It was discovered that the QEMU UAS device emulation incorrectly handled
certain stream numbers. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue
to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 21.10.
(CVE-2021-3713)

It was discovered that the QEMU virtio-net device incorrectly handled
certain buffer addresses. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue
to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3748)

It was discovered that the QEMU SCSI device emulation incorrectly handled
certain MODE SELECT commands. An attacker inside the guest could possibly
use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-3930)

It was discovered that the QEMU ACPI logic incorrectly handled certain
values. An attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to cause
QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-4158)

Jietao Xiao, Jinku Li, Wenbo Shen, and Nanzi Yang discovered that the QEMU
virtiofsd device incorrectly handled permissions when creating files. An
attacker inside the guest could use this issue to create files inside the
directory shared by virtiofs with unintended permissions, possibly allowing
privilege escalation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 21.10.
(CVE-2022-0358)

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USN-5306-1: WebKitGTK vulnerabilities

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A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and
JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious
website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web
browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service
attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

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USN-5305-1: MariaDB vulnerabilities

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Several security issues were discovered in MariaDB and this update includes
new upstream MariaDB versions to fix these issues.

MariaDB has been updated to 10.3.34 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and to 10.5.15 in
Ubuntu 21.10.

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes,
new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

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CVE-2020-36510

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The 15Zine WordPress theme before 3.3.0 does not sanitise and escape the cbi parameter before outputing it back in the response via the cb_s_a AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Previously Unseen Backdoor Bvp47 Potentially Victimized Global Targets

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FortiGuard Labs is aware of a report by Pangu Lab that a new Linux backdoor malware that reportedly belongs to the Equation group was used to potentially compromise more than 200 organizations across over 40 countries around the globe. The Equation group is regarded as one of the most highly skilled threat actors, which some speculate have close connections with National Security Agency (NSA). The threat actor is also reported have been tied to the Stuxnet malware that was used in 2010 cyber attack on a nuclear centrifuge facility in Iran.Why is this Significant?Bvp47 is a previously undiscovered backdoor malware that was reportedly used in cyber attacks carried out by the Equation group. According to the report and information available in the documents that presumably leaked from the Equation group, over 200 organizations spread across more than 40 countries may have been infected with the Bvp47 malware.The Bvp47 file called out in the report was first submitted to VirusTotal in late 2013, which indicates that Bvp47 was used and undiscovered for close to a decade.How was the Connection between the Bvp47 malware and the Equation Group Established?Pangu Lab concluded that Bvp47 belongs to the Equation group because one of the folders included in the documents leaked by the Shadow Brokers in 2017 contained a RSA private key required by Bvp47 for its command execution and other operations.What is the Shadow Brokers?The Shadow Brokers is a threat actor who claimed to have stolen highly classified information from the Equation group in 2016. The stolen information includes zero-day exploits, operation manuals and description of tools used by the Equation group. The Shadow Brokers then attempted to sell the information to the highest bidder. After no one purchased the information, The threat actor released the information to the public after the auction attempt failed.One of the most famous exploits included in the leaked documents is EternalBlue. Within a few weeks of the leak, EternalBlue was incorporated in Wannacry ransomware which caused global panic in 2017.What are the Characteristics of Bvp47?Bvp is a Linux backdoor that performs actions upon receiving commands from Command and Control (C2) servers.Because the Bvp47 framework is incorporated with components such as “dewdrops” and “solutionchar_agents” that are included in the Shadow Brokers leaks, the backdoor is for mainstream Linux distributions, FreeBSD, Solaris as well as JunOS,.Bvp47 also runs various environment checks. If the requirements are not met, the malware deletes itself.What is the Status of Coverage?FortiGuard Labs provide the following AV coverage against Bvp47:ELF/Agent.16DC!tr

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