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SSD Advisory – Linux Kernel AF_PACKET Use After Free (packet_sock)

Credit to Author: SSD / Ori Nimron| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 05:26:28 +0000

Vulnerability Summary UAF vulnerability in Linux Kernel’s implementation of AF_PACKET leads to privilege escalation. AF_PACKET sockets allow users to send or receive packets on the device driver level, which lets them implement their own protocol on top of the physical layer or sniffing packets including Ethernet and higher levels protocol and higher levels of the … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Linux Kernel AF_PACKET Use After Free (packet_sock)

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ScadaICSSchneider

My Experience Visiting The Hive: Schneider Electric Headquarters in Paris

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:00:43 +0000

Written by guest blogger, Abhijeet Shegokar Arriving in Paris In February, I was fortunate to visit our Schneider Electric headquarters in Paris, also known as “The Hive” for the first… Read more »

The post My Experience Visiting The Hive: Schneider Electric Headquarters in Paris appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Patch Tuesday fallout: Bad docs, but so far no major problems

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 08:46:00 -0700

Microsoft may have fixed July’s horrible, no good, very bad patches. Although the initial documentation for this month’s patches included warnings about many of the bugs that persisted from July, it ends up that the docs were wrong, and most of the known problems seem to be fixed.

As of early Reboot Wednesday morning, the patches seem to be behaving themselves. Of course, it frequently takes days or even weeks for bugs to appear, so you’d be well advised to avoid jumping into the unpaid battle zone for now.

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IndependentKrebs

Patch Tuesday, August 2018 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:52:21 +0000

Adobe and Microsoft each released security updates for their software on Tuesday. Adobe plugged five security holes in its Flash Player browser plugin. Microsoft pushed 17 updates to fix at least 60 vulnerabilities in Windows and other software, including two “zero-day” flaws that attackers were already exploiting before Microsoft issued patches to fix them.

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