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Git LFS vulnerability allows attackers to compromise targets' Windows systemsA critical vulnerability in Git Large File Storage, an open source Git extension for versioning large files, allows attackers to achieve remote code execution if the Windows-using victim is tricked into cloning the attacker's malicious repository using a vulnerable Git version control tool, security researcher Dawid Golunski has discovered. November 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Significant OS changes aheadNovember Patch Tuesday and the end-of-year holidays are rapidly approaching.
The Patch Tuesday updates appear to be light, so things are looking much better as we enter the final stretch for 2020. Yes, you read that correctly - not the 2020 Fall Release or Windows 10 version 2009, but Windows 10 version 20H2. Name changes once again!
Adobe on Tuesday published updated versions of its Acrobat and Reader software to fix fourteen flaws, four of which have been designated "Critical." These updates should be installed as soon as possible to close off their vulnerabilities. Adobe generally issues patches on "Patch Tuesday," a date observed by many tech companies that falls on the second Tuesday of every month.
Just days after issuing fixes for scores of bugs in its products for this month's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has issued two more patches for security holes that can be exploited by maliciously crafted files to run malware on victims' computers. The first, CVE-2020-17023, is a Visual Studio issue that allows for remote code execution after getting the target to click on a specially crafted package.
Microsoft has pushed out fixes for 87 security vulnerabilities in October - 11 of them critical - and one of those is potentially wormable. "Coming in at 53 of the 87 vulnerabilities, patching the OS knocks out 60 percent of the vulnerabilities listed, along with over half of the critical RCE vulnerabilities resolved today."
It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In keeping with that theme, if youuse Microsoft Windows computers you should be aware the company shipped a bevy of software updates today to fix at least 87 security problems in Windows and programs that run on top of the operating system. Worst in terms of outright scariness is probably CVE-2020-16898, which is a nasty bug in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 that could be abused to install malware just by sending a malformed packet of data at a vulnerable system.
Microsoft has plugged 87 security holes, including critical ones in the Windows TCP/IP stack and Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. CVE-2020-16898 - A Windows TCP/IP vulnerability that could be remotely exploited by sending a specially crafted ICMPv6 router advertisement to an affected Windows server or client and could allow code execution.
Today is Microsoft's October 2020 Patch Tuesday, and your Windows administrators will be pulling their hair out as they install new updates and try to fix bugs that pop up. With the October 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates release, Microsoft has released fixes for 87 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products and an advisory about today's Adobe Flash Player update.
Today is Microsoft's October 2020 Patch Tuesday, and your Windows administrators will be pulling their hair out as they install new updates and try to fix bugs that pop up. With the October 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates release, Microsoft has released fixes for 87 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products and an advisory about today's Adobe Flash Player update.
Review: Practical Vulnerability Management: A Strategic Approach to Managing Cyber RiskAndrew Magnusson started his information security career 20 years ago and he decided to offer the knowledge he accumulated through this book, to help the reader eliminate security weaknesses and threats within their system. AWS adds new S3 security and access control featuresAmazon Web Services has made available three new S3 security and access control features.