A Redis server malware, that has been built on Rust, is infecting servers based on both Windows as well as Linux. Dubbed the "P2PInfect", this worm is able to exploit the Lua vulnerability.
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Microsoft has cautioned about a bug fix it released with Patch Tuesday. The fix resolves a kernel issue in Windows but Microsoft has disabled it by default as it can potentially break something.
Several Intel CPUs from different generations have been found to be susceptible to new processor vulnerabilities related to MMIO Stale Data. Microsoft and Intel have published advisories about it.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is apparently causing several issues for clients on Windows 10 20H2 systems. These issues include very high memory usage bug, black screen on boot up, and more.
HP has issued a list of its printers that are vulnerable to a new "Critical" buffer overflow bug that can lead to exploitation. Fortunately, patched firmware for these models has also been released.
Today, Microsoft has released build versions 19044.1319 and19043.1319, to Windows 10 21H2 and 21H1 Release Preview, respectively. The new update brings plenty of improvements and bug fixes.
AMD's Secure Memory Encryption (SME) feature will remain disabled by default in future Ryzen-based Linux PCs. That's because the feature has been found to be very problematic on some of those systems.
The latest Edge and Chrome Stable Channel builds contain a fix for a critical User-After-Free memory flaw which could allow attackers to execute malicious code upon successful exploitation.