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USN-4122-2: Firefox regression

2019-10-09 KENNETH 0

USN-4122-2: Firefox regression firefox regression A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary USN-4122-1 caused a regression in Firefox. Software Description firefox – Mozilla Open Source web browser Details USN-4122-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a regression that resulted in a crash when changing YouTube playback speed in some circumstances. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) protections, bypass same-origin restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5849, CVE-2019-11734, CVE-2019-11735, CVE-2019-11737, CVE-2019-11738, CVE-2019-11740, CVE-2019-11742, CVE-2019-11743, CVE-2019-11744, CVE-2019-11746, CVE-2019-11748, [ more… ]

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Designing a COM library for Rust

2019-10-09 KENNETH 0

Designing a COM library for Rust I interned with Microsoft as a Software Engineering Intern in the MSRC UK team in Cheltenham this past summer. I worked in the Safe Systems Programming Language (SSPL) group, which explores safe programming languages as a proactive measure against memory-safety related vulnerabilities. This blog post describes the project that I have been working on under … Designing a COM library for Rust Read More » The post Designing a COM library for Rust appeared first on Microsoft Security Response Center. Source: Designing a COM library for Rust

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October 2019 security updates are available!

2019-10-09 KENNETH 0

October 2019 security updates are available! We have released the October security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates. More information about this month’s security updates can be found in the Security Update Guide. As a reminder, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be out of … October 2019 security updates are available! Read More » The post October 2019 security updates are available! appeared first on Microsoft Security Response Center. Source: October 2019 security updates are available!

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USN-4149-1: Unbound vulnerability

2019-10-08 KENNETH 0

USN-4149-1: Unbound vulnerability unbound vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Summary Unbound could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted NOTIFY query. Software Description unbound – validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver Details It was discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled certain NOTIFY queries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 libunbound8 – 1.9.0-2ubuntu0.1 unbound – 1.9.0-2ubuntu0.1 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-2019-16866 Source: USN-4149-1: Unbound vulnerability

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USN-4148-1: OpenEXR vulnerabilities

2019-10-07 KENNETH 0

USN-4148-1: OpenEXR vulnerabilities openexr vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in OpenEXR. Software Description openexr – command-line tools for the OpenEXR image format Details It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-12596) Brandon Perry discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-9110, CVE-2017-9112, CVE-2017-9116) Brandon Perry [ more… ]