Broadcom Patches 3 VMware Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild
For the past seven months—and likely longer—an industry-wide standard that protects Windows devices from firmware infections could be bypassed using a simple technique. On Tuesday, Microsoft finally patched the vulnerability. The status of Linux systems is still unclear. Tracked as CVE-2024-7344, the vulnerability made it possible for attackers who had already gained privileged access to
Patch/Configuration Management, Vulnerability ManagementStephen WeigandOctober 11, 2023Microsoft patched two exploited zero-days in its most recent Patch Tuesday. (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)Microsoft patched 103 vulnerabilities in its October Patch Tuesday release, including fixes for two zero-days actively exploited.One of the zero-days, CVE-2023-41763, is described as an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Skype
Miguel Ojeda who has been leading the Rust programming language support for the Linux kernel today posted his fifth spin of this patch series providing the optional Rust integration for the Linux kernel that includes example driver code. The Rust for Linux kernel code hasn’t yet been mainlined but is certainly moving in that direction…