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OpenSSL Ships a Pile of Fixes, and a DTLS Bug That Can Spill Memory to the Wrong Side of the Wire

A dozen CVEs land in Ubuntu and Debian's OpenSSL packages at once. The one worth reading first is a DTLS handshake bug that can leak heap memory across a connection.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Still Shipping a Kernel Bug That Lets Containers Break Out to Root

A use-after-free in Linux's Unix socket garbage collector was patched upstream on August 6. Ubuntu's affected LTS releases are still waiting for the fix.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Critical Ubuntu Flaw Allows Local Users Full Control

Security researchers reveal a serious vulnerability in Ubuntu's snap-confine that could let local users gain root access on default desktop installs.

2 min read
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