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  • Cisco Talos Blog: catdoc zero-day, NVIDIA, High-Logic FontCreator and Parallel vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/catdoc-zero-day-nvidia-high-logic-fontcreator-and-parallel-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: catdoc zero-day, NVIDIA, High-Logic FontCreator and Parallel vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed three zero-day vulnerabilities in catdoc, as well as vulnerabilities in Parallel, NVIDIA and High-Logic FontCreator 15. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The disclosed vulnerabilities highlight significant security…

  • The Register: Sudo-rs make me a sandwich, hold the buffer overflows

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/08/ubuntu_2510_makes_rusk_sudo_default/ Source: The Register Title: Sudo-rs make me a sandwich, hold the buffer overflows Feedly Summary: Ubuntu 25.10 fitted with Rust-written admin tool by default for memory safety’s sake Canonical’s Ubuntu 25.10 is set to make sudo-rs, a Rust-based rework of the classic sudo utility, the default – part of a push to…

  • Slashdot: Memory-Safe Sudo To Become the Default In Ubuntu

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/06/213254/memory-safe-sudo-to-become-the-default-in-ubuntu?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Memory-Safe Sudo To Become the Default In Ubuntu Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the adoption of sudo-rs, a memory-safe implementation of the sudo utility, by Ubuntu 25.10. This move signifies an important step in enhancing the security and resilience of system software, particularly…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Eclipse and STMicroelectronics vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/eclipse-and-stmicroelectronics-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Eclipse and STMicroelectronics vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed three vulnerabilities found in Eclipse ThreadX and four vulnerabilities in STMicroelectronics.   The vulnerabilities mentioned in this blog post have been patched by their respective vendors, all in adherence to Cisco’s third-party vulnerability disclosure…

  • Schneier on Security: AI Vulnerability Finding

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/ai-vulnerability-finding.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI Vulnerability Finding Feedly Summary: Microsoft is reporting that its AI systems are able to find new vulnerabilities in source code: Microsoft discovered eleven vulnerabilities in GRUB2, including integer and buffer overflows in filesystem parsers, command flaws, and a side-channel in cryptographic comparison. Additionally, 9 buffer overflows…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Uses AI To Find Flaws In GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox Bootloaders

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/05/0250250/microsoft-uses-ai-to-find-flaws-in-grub2-u-boot-barebox-bootloaders?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Uses AI To Find Flaws In GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox Bootloaders Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has leveraged its AI-powered Security Copilot to identify 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in critical bootloader software that affects numerous Linux distributions and IoT devices. This accomplishment highlights the role…