October 10, 2023 at 07:58PM Microsoft has released over 100 security updates, including fixes for two bugs that are already being actively exploited. One of the vulnerabilities, known as Rapid Reset, is an HTTP/2 weakness that has been used since August to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Microsoft WordPad also has an information … Read more
October 10, 2023 at 06:06PM Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday update addressed two zero-day vulnerabilities that were actively being attacked, affecting Microsoft WordPad and Skype for Business. A critical-rated bug in Message Queuing was also patched. The update included a total of 103 CVEs, with 13 critical-rated vulnerabilities and 20% of the fixes related to Microsoft … Read more
October 10, 2023 at 04:47PM Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in a library used by the GNOME desktop environment for Linux systems. Exploiting the vulnerability through a malicious link could allow attackers to take over machines. The issue lies in a dependency called “libcue” used by a default GNOME application called “tracker-miners.” The researchers have … Read more
October 10, 2023 at 12:07PM Researchers have discovered a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in a component of GNOME-based Linux distros. Tracked as CVE-2023-43641, the exploit takes advantage of the libcue library, used to parse cue sheets, and the tracker-miners application. The vulnerability affects all GNOME-based distros and can be triggered by downloading a … Read more
October 10, 2023 at 09:54AM GitHub’s Security Lab warns Linux users about a remote code execution vulnerability in the Libcue library used by GNOME. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-43641, can be exploited by getting the user to click on a malicious link, causing the attacker’s code to be executed. The PoC exploit will be released … Read more