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Ubuntu Security Notice 6918-1 - It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel when modifying certain settings values through debugfs. A privileged local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6919-1 - 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. It was discovered that the ATA over Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6917-1 - 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.

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Jess Dodson about SIEM selection, management, and proper data collection.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-4831-03 - An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-4823-03 - An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. Issues addressed include denial of service, double free, and information leakage vulnerabilities.

Although there was a decrease in BEC engagements from last quarter, it was still a major threat for the second quarter in a row.

Small businesses are increasingly being targeted by cyberattackers. Why, then, are security features priced at a premium?

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202407-26 - A vulnerability has been discovered in Dmidecode, which can lead to privilege escalation. Versions greater than or equal to 3.5 are affected.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6898-4 - 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.