Patch/Configuration Management, Vulnerability Management

Microsoft reinstates faulty fix, but with rootkit detection

March 2, 2010

Microsoft on Tuesday resumed shipping a recent patch, MS10-015, through Windows Update. The fix was sidelined after Microsoft determined that it resulted in a denial-of-service condition when installed by users whose machines are infected with a rootkit known as Alureon. The revamped bulletin now contains "detection logic" to find the Alureon rootkit. If it does, the computer does not load the patch. -- DK

Dan Kaplan

Vulnerability Management

Apple patches TCC bypass vulnerability

SC StaffDecember 19, 2024

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44131, was discovered in the FileProvider component and has been fixed in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia 15 through improved validation of symbolic links.

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Data Security

Misconfiguration exposes Virtavo security cam user data

SC StaffDecember 18, 2024

Over 8.7 million records, many of which are duplicates, were discovered within the server, including user phone numbers, network information, device identifiers, performance metrics, and other personal details, according to Cybernews researchers.