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The CrowdStrike Meltdown: A Wake-up Call for Cybersecurity

The incident serves as a stark reminder of the fragility of our digital infrastructure. By adopting a diversified, resilient approach to cybersecurity, we can mitigate the risks and build a more secure digital future.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6927-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6927-1 - 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. Gui-Dong Han discovered that the software RAID driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.

The Power and Peril of RMM Tools

As more people work remotely, IT departments must manage devices distributed over different cities and countries relying on VPNs and remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools for system administration.  However, like any new technology, RMM tools can also be used maliciously. Threat actors can establish connections to a victim's device and run commands, exfiltrate data, and stay

Microsoft Talks Kernel Drivers Post CrowdStrike Outage

Microsoft says that an examination of Windows crash reports around the outage shows that kernel drivers need to be carefully employed.

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6920-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6920-1 - It was discovered that EDK II was not properly performing bounds checks in Tianocompress, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An authenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges via local access. It was discovered that EDK II had an insufficient memory write check in the SMM service, which could lead to a page fault occurring. An authenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges, disclose information and/or create a denial of service via local access.