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RHSA-2016:2946-1: Critical: firefox security update

2016-12-14 KENNETH 0

RHSA-2016:2946-1: Critical: firefox security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. CVE-2016-9893, CVE-2016-9895, CVE-2016-9897, CVE-2016-9898, CVE-2016-9899, CVE-2016-9900, CVE-2016-9901, CVE-2016-9902, CVE-2016-9904, CVE-2016-9905 Source: RHSA-2016:2946-1: Critical: firefox security update

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USN-3155-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

2016-12-14 KENNETH 0

USN-3155-1: Firefox vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3155-1 13th December, 2016 firefox vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website. Software description firefox – Mozilla Open Source web browser Details Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in Firefox. If a userwere tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker couldpotentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks,obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service via applicationcrash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-9080, CVE-2016-9893,CVE-2016-9894, CVE-2016-9895, CVE-2016-9896, CVE-2016-9897, CVE-2016-9898,CVE-2016-9899, CVE-2016-9900, CVE-2016-9901, CVE-2016-9902, CVE-2016-9903,CVE-2016-9904) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: firefox 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 [ more… ]

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USN-3156-1: APT vulnerability

2016-12-14 KENNETH 0

USN-3156-1: APT vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3156-1 13th December, 2016 apt vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary An attacker could trick APT into installing altered packages. Software description apt – Advanced front-end for dpkg Details Jann Horn discovered that APT incorrectly handled InRelease files.If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, thisflaw could potentially be used to install altered packages. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: apt 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: apt 1.2.15ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.17 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2016-1252 Source: USN-3156-1: APT vulnerability

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December 2016 security update release

2016-12-14 KENNETH 0

December 2016 security update release Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC team Source: December 2016 security update release

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MS16-151 – Important: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3205651) – Version: 1.0

2016-12-14 KENNETH 0

MS16-151 – Important: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3205651) – Version: 1.0 Severity Rating: ImportantRevision Note: V1.0 (December 13, 2016): Bulletin publishedSummary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerabilities and take control of an affected system. Source: MS16-151 – Important: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3205651) – Version: 1.0