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Google has released security patches for two vulnerabilities. Make sure you're using the latest version.

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Debian Linux Security Advisory 5688-1 - It was discovered that missing input sanitising in the Atril document viewer could result in writing arbitrary files in the users home directory if a malformed epub document is opened.

Debian Linux Security Advisory 5687-1 - A security issue was discovered in Chromium, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service or information disclosure. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2024-4671 exists in the wild.

This Metasploit module abuses a feature of the sudo command on Progress Kemp LoadMaster. Certain binary files are allowed to automatically elevate with the sudo command. This is based off of the file name. Some files have this permission are not write-protected from the default bal user. As such, if the file is overwritten with an arbitrary file, it will still auto-elevate. This module overwrites the /bin/loadkeys file with another executable.

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202405-33 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PoDoFo, the worst of which could lead to code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 0.10.1 are affected.

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202405-32 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird, the worst of which could lead to remote code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 115.10.0 are affected.

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202405-31 - A vulnerability has been discovered in Kubelet, which can lead to privilege escalation. Versions greater than or equal to 1.28.5 are affected.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-2822-03 - An update for the squid:4 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. Issues addressed include a denial of service vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-2821-03 - An update for bind and dhcp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions.