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  • Hacker News: Researchers have identified a total of 6 vulnerabilities in rsync

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    Source URL: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/14/3 Source: Hacker News Title: Researchers have identified a total of 6 vulnerabilities in rsync Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses multiple vulnerabilities identified in the rsync software, including a critical heap buffer overflow that allows arbitrary code execution with minimal access rights. This communication is especially…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/slew-of-wavlink-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Forty-four vulnerabilities and sixty-three CVEs were discovered across ten .cgi and three .sh files, as well as the static login page, of the Wavlink AC3000 wireless router web application.  The Wavlink AC3000 wireless router is…

  • The Register: Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/patch_tuesday_january_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V Feedly Summary: Plus: Excel hell, angst for Adobe fans, and life’s too Snort for Cisco Patch Tuesday The first Patch Tuesday of 2025 has seen Microsoft address three under-attack privilege-escalation flaws in its Hyper-V hypervisor, plus plenty more problems that deserve…

  • Krebs on Security: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/microsoft-happy-2025-heres-161-security-updates/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day" weaknesses that are already under active attack. Redmond’s inaugural Patch Tuesday of 2025 bundles more fixes than the company…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/january-patch-tuesday-release/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Microsoft has released its monthly security update for January of 2025 which includes 159 vulnerabilities, including 10 that Microsoft marked as “critical.” The remaining vulnerabilities listed are classified as “important.”  AI Summary and…

  • Hacker News: Déjà vu: Ghostly CVEs in my terminal title

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    Source URL: https://dgl.cx/2024/12/ghostty-terminal-title Source: Hacker News Title: Déjà vu: Ghostly CVEs in my terminal title Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a critical security vulnerability in the Ghostty terminal emulator, reminiscent of issues previously documented in terminal emulators from 2003. It highlights how in-band signaling can expose users to…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for December 2024 contains four critical vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/december-patch-tuesday-release/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for December 2024 contains four critical vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: The Patch Tuesday for December of 2024 includes 72 vulnerabilities, including four that Microsoft marked as “critical.” The remaining vulnerabilities listed are classified as “important.”  AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The December 2024 Patch…

  • Embrace The Red: Terminal DiLLMa: LLM-powered Apps Can Hijack Your Terminal Via Prompt Injection

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2024/terminal-dillmas-prompt-injection-ansi-sequences/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Terminal DiLLMa: LLM-powered Apps Can Hijack Your Terminal Via Prompt Injection Feedly Summary: Last week Leon Derczynski described how LLMs can output ANSI escape codes. These codes, also known as control characters, are interpreted by terminal emulators and modify behavior. This discovery resonates with areas I had…

  • Hacker News: RomCom exploits Firefox and Windows zero days in the wild

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    Source URL: https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/romcom-exploits-firefox-and-windows-zero-days-in-the-wild/ Source: Hacker News Title: RomCom exploits Firefox and Windows zero days in the wild Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a detailed analysis of critical zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in Mozilla products, specifically Firefox, Thunderbird, and the Tor Browser, which are being exploited by a Russia-aligned cyber…

  • The Register: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/qualys_ubuntu_server_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Alarming’ bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years Feedly Summary: Update now: Qualys says vulnerabilities give root and are ‘easily exploitable’ Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in Ubuntu Server’s needrestart utility that allow unprivileged attackers to gain root access…