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Security Leftovers

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 5th of October 2021 07:27:21 PM Filed under
Security
  • Google Launched a Secure Open Source (SOS) Program for Developers [Ed: PR stunt from company that undermines security and privacy because that's just its business model]

    Google starts the Secure Open Source (SOS) Rewards pilot program run by the Linux Foundation with initial sponsorship of $1 million.

    Google has announced that it’s sponsoring a new open source security program hosted by the Linux Foundation. The Secure Open Source (SOS) Rewards pilot program provides financial incentives for developers working on security around critical open source projects.

  • ROS CVE alert; ensuring security for robotics

    Open Robotics has registered a CVE that affects ROS Kinetic, Melodic and Noetic. CVE stands for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, and it’s an international system that provides a method for publicly sharing information on cybersecurity vulnerabilities and exposures. This specific CVE affects ROS users.

    “An infinite loop in Open Robotics ros_comm XMLRPC server in ROS Melodic through 1.4.11 and ROS Noetic through1.15.11 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service in ros_comm via a crafted XMLRPC call.”

    Open Robotics has already built and tested the security patch and has made the fix available to the community (e.g. Melodic update). So if you haven’t upgraded your ROS stack, please do so.

  • OpenLogic by Perforce Announces New Download Hub for Enterprise Linux [Ed: Microsoft-connected proxy]
  • A Closer Look at NSA/CISA Kubernetes Hardening Guidance [Ed: NSA involvement in Kubernetes does not make Kubernetes seem any more secure; quite the contrary and the companies involved here got exposed working for NSA (in Snowden leaks)]

    USA's National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released, "Kubernetes Hardening Guidance" on August 3rd, 2021. The guidance details threats to Kubernetes environments and provides secure configuration guidance to minimize risk.

    The following sections of this blog correlate to the sections in the NSA/CISA guidance. Any missing sections are skipped because of limited opportunities to add anything new to the existing content.

    Note: This blog post is not a substitute for reading the guide. Reading the published guidance is recommended before proceeding as the following content is complementary.

  • Be Cyber Smart During Cybersecurity Awareness Month [Ed: They put back doors in things and then they cheer for "Cybersecurity Awareness Month"]

    CISA and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) remind users to continue to “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.” during October—2021’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

  • Wladimir Palant: Abusing Keepa Price Tracker to track users on Amazon pages

    As we’ve seen before, shopping assistants usually aren’t a good choice of browser add-on if you value either your privacy or security. This impression is further reinforced by Keepa, the Amazon Price Tracker. The good news here: the scope of this extension is limited to Amazon properties. But that’s all the good news there are. I’ve already written about excessive data collection practices in this extension. I also reported two security vulnerabilities to the vendor.

    Today we’ll look at a persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Keepa Box. This one allowed any attackers to track you across Amazon web properties. The second vulnerability exposed Keepa’s scraping functionality to third parties and could result in data leaks.

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More on Google and Some Linux FUD

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 5th of October 2021 07:46:36 PM.
  • New Program Rewards Developers for Securing Open Source Software

    Google is making a $1 million investment in the Secure Open Source (SOS) Rewards pilot program, according to a recent announcement.

    The SOS program “financially rewards developers for enhancing the security of critical open source projects that we all depend on” and is run by the Linux Foundation with sponsorship from the Google Open Source Security Team.

  • WordPress, Linux Users in Danger of New Malware: Major Warning Signs of Capoae Attack [Ed: What does this have to do with Linux???]

    A new malware has been spotted attacking Linux systems and WordPress installations. The malware called Capoae is rapidly growing as a favorite tool among hackers and threat actors because of its cross-platform capabilities, easy installation and fast infection rate.

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