Announcing the Microsoft Flight Simulator Game of the Year Edition and Reno Air Races

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Announcing the Microsoft Flight Simulator Game of the Year Edition and Reno Air Races Microsoft Flight Simulator, which first launched on PC, gained a new audience of PC gamers with Xbox Game Pass. In July 2021, millions of console players were introduced to the flight simulation experience through the game’s launch on Xbox Series X|S. Now, the Microsoft Flight Simulator Game of the Year (GOTY) Edition arrives Nov. 18. This “Thank You” to fans – new and old – includes new aircraft (such as its first military jet and a legendary short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility plane), new airports, new missions and much more. To celebrate the launch of Windows 11, 11 landmarks across the globe will be lit up in Windows blue within Microsoft Flight Simulator. There will also be a special Windows 11 themed livery for simmers to add to their collection. [ more… ]

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USN-5111-2: strongSwan vulnerability

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USN-5111-2: strongSwan vulnerability USN-5111-1 fixed a vulnerability in strongSwan. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled replacing certificates in the cache. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-41991) Source: USN-5111-2: strongSwan vulnerability

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Get ready for 3 months of back-to-back blockbuster game launches in Xbox Game Pass

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Get ready for 3 months of back-to-back blockbuster game launches in Xbox Game Pass As the Xbox 20th anniversary approaches in November, blockbuster games for PCs and consoles will be available through Xbox Game Pass, including the Oct. 28 launch of Age of Empires IV (bringing the evolved real-time strategy game to a new generation on Steam and Game Pass for PC on day one), Minecraft on Nov. 2 and Forza Horizon 5 on Nov. 9. “We’ve been hard at work to deliver three months of back-to-back game launches,” writes Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, in an Xbox Wire post. “And while we hope you’ll join us in celebrating 20 years of Xbox history, know that we’re hard at work on the road ahead and what’s to come in the next 20 years.” Other games launching are Microsoft [ more… ]

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USN-5111-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities

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USN-5111-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled certain RSASSA-PSS signatures. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-41990) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled replacing certificates in the cache. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-41991) Source: USN-5111-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities

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USN-5092-3: Linux kernel (Azure) regression

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USN-5092-3: Linux kernel (Azure) regression USN-5092-2 fixed vulnerabilities in Linux 5.11-based kernels. Unfortunately, for Linux kernels intended for use within Microsoft Azure environments, that update introduced a regression that could cause the kernel to fail to boot in large Azure instance types. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Valentina Palmiotti discovered that the io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel could be coerced to free adjacent memory. A local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-41073) Ofek Kirzner, Adam Morrison, Benedict Schlueter, and Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the BPF verifier in the Linux kernel missed possible mispredicted branches due to type confusion, allowing a side-channel attack. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-33624) Benedict Schlueter discovered that the BPF subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly protect against [ more… ]