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Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 90 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including a whopping six zero-day flaws that are already being actively exploited by attackers.

The most serious of the issues included in August’s Patch Tuesday is CVE-2024-38063, a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6954-1 - Markus Frank and Fiona Ebner discovered that QEMU did not properly handle certain memory operations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. An authenticated user could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. Xiao Lei discovered that QEMU did not properly handle certain memory operations when specific features were enabled, which could lead to a stack overflow. An attacker could potentially use this issue to leak sensitive information.

Ubuntu Security Notice 6955-1 - Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

Farmacia Gama version 1.0 Farmacia Gama version 1.0 suffers from a cross site request forgery vulnerability.

A team of researchers from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany has disclosed an architectural bug impacting Chinese chip company T-Head's XuanTie C910 and C920 RISC-V CPUs that could allow attackers to gain unrestricted access to susceptible devices. The vulnerability has been codenamed GhostWrite. It has been described as a direct CPU bug embedded in the hardware, as

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

View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 5.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: Pavilion8 Vulnerability: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to view sensitive data due to a lack of encryption. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions Rockwell Automation Pavilion8, a model predictive control software, are affected: Pavilion8: Versions v5.20 and later 3.2 Vulnerability Overview 3.2.1 MISSING ENCRYPTION OF SENSITIVE DATA CWE-311 A vulnerability exists in the affected product due to lack of encryption of sensitive information. The vulnerability results in data being sent between the Console and the Dashboard without encryption, which can be seen in the logs of proxy servers, potentially impacting the data's confidentiality. CVE-2024-40620 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.4 has been calc...

**According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is high (PR:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker or the targeted user would need to achieve a high level of control over a machine, as the attack requires access to processes typically restricted from average users. Essentially, the exploitation necessitates elevated privileges on the compromised machine due to the requirement of manipulating processes beyond the reach of standard user permissions.

**How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?** A cross-site scripting vulnerability existed in virtual public IP address that impacted related endpoints. For more information on the impacted virtual public IP address, see here: What is IP address 168.63.129.16? | Microsoft Learn. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by getting the victim to load malicious code into their web browser on the virtual machine, allowing the attacker to leverage an implicit identity of the virtual machine. The victim's web browser then would determine which host endpoints are accessible.