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CVE-2021-31805 RCE bug in Apache Struts was finally patched

Security Affairs

Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework for developing Java EE web applications. The Apache Software Foundation urges organizations to address a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-31805, affecting Struts versions ranging 2.0.0 reads the advisory published by the Apache Software Foundation. Pierluigi Paganini.

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A Faster Path to Memory Safety: CHERI, Memory Tagging, and Control Flow Integrity

Security Boulevard

Recently, the White House published a technical paper asking organizations to develop roadmaps for implementing memory safety in their software applications. The goal is to eliminate a broad class of software defects that make up to 70 percent of all vulnerabilities, according to researchers at Microsoft and Google.

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MTE - The promising path forward for memory safety

Google Security

to develop Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) technology. MTE is now available on some OEM devices (as noted in a recent blog post by Project Zero) with Android 14 as a developer option, enabling developers to use MTE to discover memory safety issues in their application easily. Feature can be activated by developers.

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China-linked APT41 group spotted using open-source red teaming tool GC2

Security Affairs

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2022 Edition

Krebs on Security

Microsoft today released updates to fix a record 141 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software. Microsoft this month also issued a different patch for another MSDT flaw, tagged as CVE-2022-35743. See Microsoft’s blog post on the Exchange Server updates for more details.

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4 Ways North Korea Is Targeting Security Researchers

SecureWorld News

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has been working for several months to try to identify who is behind an ongoing campaign targeting security researchers, specifically those who work on vulnerability research and development at a variety of organizations. Google's TAG team discovery: cyberattack motive.

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U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer

Krebs on Security

Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were integrating software that sends visitor data to a Russian company called Pushwoosh , which claims to be based in the United States. used to outsource development parts of the product to the Russian company in Novosibirsk, mentioned in the article,” the company said.

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