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The August 2022 Patch Tuesday has arrived, with fixes for an unexpectedly high number of vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products, including two zero-days: one actively exploited and one not yet. CVE-2022-34713 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool that allows for remote code execution.
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.3, the third version of 2022, with virtual machine improvements, Linux Kernel 5.18.5, new tools to play with, and improved ARM support. With this release, Kali Linux is using Linux Kernel 5.18.5.
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.3, the third version of 2022, with virtual machine improvements, Linux Kernel 5.18.5, new tools to play with, and improved ARM support. With this release, Kali Linux is using Linux Kernel 5.18.5.
Microsoft has released security updates to address a high severity Windows zero-day vulnerability with publicly available exploit code and abused in attacks. DogWalk was publicly disclosed by security researcher Imre Rad more than two years ago, in January 2020, after Microsoft replied to his report saying it won't provide a fix because this isn't a security issue.
The U.S. government has slapped sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash for laundering more than $7 billion in crypto cash derived from cybercriminal activity. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control unveiled the action-which basically freezes all of the assets and business of Tornado Cash and prohibits anyone from doing business with the service-on Monday, citing a number of occasions that the service laundered crypto for hackers.
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5016629 cumulative update with security updates, improvements, including fixes for File Explorer and the Start Menu and a new Focus Assist feature. KB5016629 is a mandatory cumulative update containing the August 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months.
Today is Microsoft's August 2022 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for the actively exploited 'DogWalk' zero-day vulnerability and a total of 121 flaws. [...]
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5016616 and KB5016623 cumulative updates for versions 21H2, version 21H1, version 20H2, and 1809 to fix security vulnerabilities and resolve bugs and performance issues. This update is not available for Windows 10 1909 or Windows 10 2004.
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.3, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform. The Kali Team knows the importance of practicing instead of relying on theory, and for infosecurity professionals, test labs are a way to test tools and hone their own skills in a legal environment.