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By Deeba Ahmed 9Hits, Double Hit: Malware Mimics Web Tool to Mine Crypto, Generate Fake Website Traffic. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware Exploits 9Hits, Turns Docker Servers into Traffic Boosted Crypto Miners

By Waqas Kaspersky has recently launched a tool called iShutdown, designed not only to detect the notorious Pegasus spyware but also to identify other malware threats on iOS devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaspersky’s iShutdown Tool Detects Pegasus Spyware on iOS Devices

There are also multiple vulnerabilities in AVideo, an open-source video broadcasting suite, that could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202401-25 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK, the worst of which can lead to remote code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 11.0.19_p7:11 are affected.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6587-1 - Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled memory when processing the DeviceFocusEvent and ProcXIQueryPointer APIs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled reattaching to a different master device. An attacker could use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-0262-03 - An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support. Issues addressed include a use-after-free vulnerability.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-0261-03 - An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Advanced Update Support. Issues addressed include a use-after-free vulnerability.

Google on Tuesday released updates to fix four security issues in its Chrome browser, including an actively exploited zero-day flaw. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-0519, concerns an out-of-bounds memory access in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, which can be weaponized by threat actors to trigger a crash. "By reading out-of-bounds memory, an attacker might be able to get secret values,

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202401-24 - Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities have been discovered in Nettle. Versions greater than or equal to 3.9.1 are affected.

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202401-23 - A buffer overread vulnerability has been found in libuv. Versions greater than or equal to 1.41.1 are affected.