Author: DEFENDEDGE

  • Apple Fixes Zero‑Day Security Bugs Under Active Attack

    On Monday, Apple released a quartet of unscheduled updates for iOS, macOS, and watchOS, slapping security patches on flaws in its WebKit browser engine. Read more

  • Hundreds of Millions of Dell Users at Risk from Kernel-Privilege Bugs

    The privilege-escalation bug remained hidden for 12 years and has been present in all Dell PCs, tablets and notebooks shipped since 2009. Read more

  • New Attacks Slaughter All Spectre Defenses 

    The 3+ years computer scientists spent concocting ways to defend against these supply-chain attacks against chip architecture? It’s bound for the dustbin. Read more

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Plugs Critical Bug in Edge Platform Tool

    Researchers warned that unpatched versions of HPE’s Edgeline Infrastructure Manager are open to remote authentication-bypass attacks. Read more

  • Ivanti Releases Pulse Secure Security Update

    Original release date: May 3, 2021 Ivanti has released a security update to address vulnerabilities affecting Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) software outlined in CVE-2021-22893. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to gain system access and take control of an affected system. In response, CISA released AA21-110A: Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities on April 20… Read more

  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of April 26, 2021

    Original release date: May 3, 2021   High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info avaya — session_border_controller_for_enterprise A command injection vulnerability in Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to send specially crafted messages and execute arbitrary commands with the affected system privileges.… Read more

  • Microsoft Warns of 25 Critical Vulnerabilities in IoT, Industrial Devices

    Azure Defender security team discovers that memory allocation is a systemic problem that can allow threat actors to execute malicious code remotely or cause entire systems to crash. Read more

  • F5 Big-IP Vulnerable to Security-Bypass Bug

    The KDC-spoofing flaw tracked as CVE-2021-23008 can be used to bypass Kerberos security and sign into the Big-IP Access Policy Manager or admin console. Read more

  • Codecov Releases New Detections for Supply Chain Compromise

    Original release date: April 30, 2021 CISA is aware of a compromise of the Codecov software supply chain in which a malicious threat actor made unauthorized alterations of Codecov’s Bash Uploader script, beginning on January 31, 2021. Upon discovering the compromise on April 1, 2021, Codecov immediately remediated the affected script. On April 15, 2021,… Read more

  • Samba Releases Security Updates

    Original release date: April 30, 2021 The Samba Team has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple versions of Samba. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Samba Security Announcements for CVE-2021-20254 and apply the necessary updates… Read more