#vmware

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Rust version of a cross-platform backdoor called SysJoker, which is assessed to have been used by a Hamas-affiliated threat actor to target Israel amid the ongoing war in the region. “Among the most prominent changes is the shift to Rust language, which indicates the malware code was entirely rewritten, while still maintaining similar

Ubuntu Security Notice 6503-1 - Yu Hao discovered that the UBI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for MTD with zero erasesize during device attachment. A local privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Bien Pham discovered that the netfiler subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local user could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Threat actors are targeting the education, government and business services sectors with a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT. "The delivery mechanisms for the NetSupport RAT encompass fraudulent updates, drive-by downloads, utilization of malware loaders (such as GHOSTPULSE), and various forms of phishing campaigns," VMware Carbon Black researchers said in a report shared with The

The threat actors behind the 8Base ransomware are leveraging a variant of the Phobos ransomware to conduct their financially motivated attacks. The findings come from Cisco Talos, which has recorded an increase in activity carried out by cybercriminals. “Most of the group’s Phobos variants are distributed by SmokeLoader, a backdoor trojan," security researcher Guilherme Venere said in an

Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-7279-01 - An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Issues addressed include a bypass vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-7277-01 - An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Issues addressed include a bypass vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-7276-01 - An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. Issues addressed include a bypass vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-7267-01 - An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support. Issues addressed include a bypass vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-7265-01 - An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Issues addressed include a bypass vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-7264-01 - An update for open-vm-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. Issues addressed include a bypass vulnerability.