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Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 19th of February 2022 09:51:35 PM Filed under
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  • Adobe, Chrome patch security bugs under active attack • The Register

    Adobe has released an out-of-band security update for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source to address active exploitation of a known vulnerability, and Google has an emergency issue, too.

    Security Bulletin APSB22-12 fixes CVE-2022-24086, rated 9.8 (critical) out of 10 on the CVSS scale. Adobe has not released details about the issue beyond noting that it involves improper input validation (CWE-20). The software maker says exploitation does not require any special privileges and allows arbitrary code execution.

  • VMware patches released for vulnerabilities found during China's Tianfu Cup
  • Ex IT tech jailed for wiping school network during lockdown • The Register

    A former school IT technician who wiped his ex-employer's network but also the devices of children connected to it at the time has been sentenced – after telling a judge he was seeking a new career in cybersecurity.

    Adam Georgeson, 29, went on the digital rampage after being dismissed by Welland Park Academy in Leicestershire, England, last January. He wiped 125 devices "including those belonging to 39 families", according to the Leicester Mercury.

    The IT professional, of Robin Lane, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, pleaded guilty to two crimes under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 last year.

    Sentencing him to 21 months in prison late last week, His Honour Judge Mark Watson said: "You made deliberate efforts to sabotage the networks of your victims. Your actions, towards both sets of victims, were committed out of spite and revenge."

  • VMware Issues Security Patches for High-Severity Flaws Affecting Multiple Products

    VMware on Tuesday patched several high-severity vulnerabilities impacting ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, Cloud Foundation, and NSX Data Center for vSphere that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

  • Ubuntu Privilege Escalation Security Flaw Puts Millions Of Linux Users At Risk | HotHardware [Ed: You can use Ubuntu without snaps, many people do, and it's not a severe problem]

    Though there is no exploit or proof-of-concept out there, the information surrounding this vulnerability is, and it is quite likely a threat actor is working on it. As such, it is recommended that security teams and end-users running Linux distros with snap-confine apply patches for these vulnerabilities as soon as possible. However, it should be noted that as long as a threat actor cannot get onto your system as a low-privileged user, there is nothing to worry about. In any event, it is always good to stay up to date with operating systems, as you never know what could be lurking out there in older unpatched versions.

  • Missouri ends effort to prosecute 'view source' journalist • The Register

    A reporter who faced potential hacking charges for viewing website source code in his browser can rest easier now that Missouri officials have decided not to prosecute him.

    This month, Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson announced no charges would be filed in conjunction with the revelation that Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's (DESE) website exposed the Social Security details of educators.

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