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Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu's Needrestart Package

Multiple decade-old security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the needrestart package installed by default in Ubuntu Server (since version 21.04) that could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges without requiring user interaction. The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU), which identified and reported the flaws early last month, said they are trivial to exploit, necessitating that

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African Reliance on Foreign Suppliers Boosts Insecurity Concerns

Recent backdoor implants and cyber-espionage attacks on their supply chains have African organizations looking to diversify beyond Chinese, American tech vendors.

Apple Releases Urgent Updates to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Apple has released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and its Safari web browser to address two zero-day flaws that have come under active exploitation in the wild. The flaws are listed below - CVE-2024-44308 - A vulnerability in JavaScriptCore that could lead to arbitrary code execution when processing malicious web content CVE-2024-44309 - A cookie management vulnerability in

Oracle Warns of Agile PLM Vulnerability Currently Under Active Exploitation

Oracle is warning that a high-severity security flaw impacting the Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Framework has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-21287 (CVSS score: 7.5), could be exploited sans authentication to leak sensitive information. "This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., it may be exploited over a network

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.

RIIG Launches With Risk Intelligence Solutions

RIIG is a risk intelligence and cybersecurity solutions provider offering open source intelligence solutions designed for zero-trust environments.

SWEEPS Educational Initiative Offers Application Security Training

The secure coding curriculum, funded by a $2.5 million grant, is available for students and professionals at all stages of their careers.

Linux Variant of Helldown Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Systems

Since surfacing in August, the likely LockBit variant has claimed more than two dozen victims and appears poised to strike many more.

About the Remote Code Execution – FortiManager “FortiJump” (CVE-2024-47575) vulnerability

About the Remote Code Execution – FortiManager “FortiJump” (CVE-2024-47575) vulnerability. FortiManager is a centralized solution for configuring, enforcing policies, updating, and monitoring Fortinet network devices. 🔻 The vulnerability was released on October 23. A missing authentication for critical function in the FortiManager fgfmd (FortiGate-to-FortiManager) daemon allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via […]

About Remote Code Execution – FortiManager “FortiJump” (CVE-2024-47575) vulnerability

About Remote Code Execution – FortiManager “FortiJump” (CVE-2024-47575) vulnerability. FortiManager is a centralized solution for configuring, enforcing policies, updating, and monitoring Fortinet network devices. 🔻 The vulnerability was released on October 23. A missing authentication for critical function in the FortiManager fgfmd (FortiGate-to-FortiManager) daemon allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially […]