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Open-source software that is free to download, deploy and modify is a vital component in the fight for cyber security. Freely available software not only helps defend systems that would otherwise be unprotected, but it also allows people to learn and develop vital cybersecurity skills. In this post, we review

Like many other SSH implementations, Apache MINA SSHD suffered from the issue that is more widely known as CVE-2023-48795. An attacker that can intercept traffic between client and server could drop certain packets from the stream, potentially causing client and server to consequently end up with a connection for which some security features have been downgraded or disabled, aka a Terrapin attack The mitigations to prevent this type of attack were implemented in Apache MINA SSHD 2.12.0, both client and server side. Users are recommended to upgrade to at least this version. Note that both the client and the server implementation must have mitigations applied against this issue, otherwise the connection may still be affected.

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.3.5. User sends multiple password reset emails, each containing a valid link. Within the link's validity period, this could potentially lead to the link being misused or hijacked. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.6, which fixes the issue.

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.3.5. The password reset link remains valid within its expiration period even after it has been used. This could potentially lead to the link being misused or hijacked. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.6, which fixes the issue.

File read and write vulnerability in Apache DolphinScheduler, authenticated users can illegally access additional resource files. This issue affects Apache DolphinScheduler: from 3.1.0 before 3.2.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes the issue.

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache DolphinScheduler. An authenticated user can cause arbitrary, unsandboxed javascript to be executed on the server. If you are using the switch task plugin, please upgrade to version 3.2.2.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-5193-03 - An update for the httpd:2.4 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Log4j 2.15.0 was released to address the widely reported JNDI Remote Code Execution (RCE) (CVE-2021-44228) vulnerability in Log4j. Shortly thereafter, 2.16.0 was released to address a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability (CVE-2021-45046). When examining the 2.15.0 release, Google security engineers found several issues with the Log4j 2.15.0 patch that showed that the severity of the issue addressed in 2.16 was in fact worse than initially understood. This is Google's proof of concept exploit.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-5025-03 - Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8.1 zip release is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, and Windows Server.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-5024-03 - An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 7, 8, and 9.