rsync: 6 CVEs https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/14/3
Two independent groups of researchers identified a total of 6 CVEs in rsync. In the most severe CVE (affects rsync 3.2.7+), an attacker only requires anonymous read access to a rsync server, such as a public mirror, to execute arbitrary code.
Time to upgrade #ApacheTika to 3.2.2.
XXE in XFA parsing up through version 3.2.1
https://lists.apache.org/thread/8xn3rqy6kz5b3l1t83kcofkw0w4mmj1w
Git 2.51: Preparing for the future with SHA-256 https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/19/git-2-51-sha-256/
Ever seen two responses to one request? That's just pipelining... or is it? I've just published "Beware the false false-positive: how to distinguish HTTP pipelining from request smuggling" https://portswigger.net/research/how-to-distinguish-http-pipelining-from-request-smuggling
UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption https://www.theverge.com/news/761240/uk-apple-us-encryption-back-door-demands-dropped
"Ukraine gives award to foreign vigilantes for hacks on Russia" https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68722542
ehhh...
Don’t skip the linenoise section, a lot of great bits in there! https://haunted.computer/@phrack/115051910573337358
Today I have a more serious topic than usual, please consider reposting for reach:
My wife and I are urgently looking for a specialist in neuropediatrics or a similar field for our autistic child with a diagnosed, but not further specified, movement disorder (myoclonus and/or spasms) to finally find a cause and, above all, an effective therapy. The symptoms are bothering our son ever since he’s born, now for more than nine years, seriously affecting his sleep. The usual processes and medical contact points have failed us unfortunately and he seems stuck in this condition.
We’re based in Berlin, Germany but really any contact with a specialist who would be willing to take on this case we’d be grateful for!
To reach use you can DM me or contact us via Email at unclear.condition@gmail.com
One of the most effective security controls you can ever invest in, is a decent work computer for your employees.
Yep, it’s a bit more cash up front to get a bit more RAM or a bit more CPU poke, but your job in IT/Security is to get people the gear they need to do their jobs without thinking ‘this would be quicker if I used….’
Because we all know what happens when your VP of Finance decides to prep the W2’s on their kids Alienware gaming desktop full of Minecraft plugins downloaded from every corner of the internet.
At long last - Phrack 72 has been released online for your reading pleasure!
Check it out: https://phrack.org/
Phrack turns 40.
The digital drop is live.
Download it. Archive it. Pass it on.
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