Security Leftovers: Patches, FUD, and Management Engine 12 (Intel Back Door)

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Security updates for Friday
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CVE-2019-12450 : Ubuntu has Released Security Update for glib2.0
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CVE-2019-12749 : Debian has Released Security Update for dbus
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CVE-2019-9636 : Red Hat has Released Security Update for python
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Linux servers under attack via latest Exim flaw [Ed: Exim is Exim. It's not Linux. Exim runs on other platforms too, but the objective here is to demonise GNU and Linux. A lot of the sites that paint this Exim bug as "Linux" are in fact owned by so-called 'security' companies (blobs) that rely on Microsoft Windows with its back doors being widespread. This is where they make their money.]
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Millions of Linux Servers Under Worm Attack Via Exim Flaw [Ed: Exim flaw which has long been patched is spun as "Linux" issue; meanwhile, Microsoft's back doors in Windows are spun as "hacker" issue, not even NSA or Windows issue.]
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It's Becoming Possible To Soft-Disable Intel ME 12 On Newer Motherboards
The past few years there's been the me_cleaner software for disabling and stripping parts of Intel's Management Engine for soft-disabling the notorious bit on modern Intel boards. ME_Cleaner has been making much progress and now there is work pending for being able to disable the newer Management Engine 12 found on more recent Intel motherboards.
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