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October 8, 2026 · seclists.org
The advisory published by oss-sec on October 1, 2026 describes a moderate flaw in Apache HTTP Server through version 2.4.68, exploitable by authenticated WebDAV clients with write access.
October 8, 2026 · seclists.org
An advisory published on oss-sec on October 1, 2026 describes a low-severity flaw in Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.68 under a specific UserDir configuration.
October 8, 2026 · seclists.org
An advisory published by oss-sec on September 28, 2026 describes CVE-2026-85644: XS::Parse::Infix treats a number as an array reference in versions 0.40 to 0.49 of the XS-Parse-Keyword distribution.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
An Ubuntu security advisory published on September 28, 2026 describes Atril vulnerabilities, including possible code execution when opening crafted PDFs.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
Ubuntu Security’s USN-8859-1 advisory, published on September 30, 2026, describes image-processing flaws that may cause denial of service and, in one case, exposure of sensitive information.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
Security advisory USN-8851-3 reports fixes in the NFS server, IPv6 networking and Netfilter for the Linux kernel for Azure, addressing three CVEs.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
Ubuntu Security's USN-8863-1 advisory, published on October 1, 2026, describes flaws in processing FLAC streams, AVI files, and subtitle data that may expose information or cause denial of service.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
Firefox 157.0, released on September 29, 2026, brings a major visual redesign, hardware AV1 decoding for WebRTC calls, and various fixes.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
Version 2.56 contains 748 commits since June, contributed by 104 developers. Changes include a safer conflict-resolution workflow, smaller path-walk repacks, and the git history drop subcommand.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
At Akademy 2026, KDE contributor Marco Martin reviewed Plasma updates and previewed plans to remove X11 support and improve remote desktop capabilities.
October 8, 2026 · seclists.org
A post on the oss-security list says libexpat 2.9.0 fixes two vulnerabilities, including an integer overflow on 32-bit platforms.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
The Linux Test Project published its September 2026 stable release, with 382 patches from 41 authors since the May release. Companies can assess the update and integrate it into Linux system testing.
October 8, 2026 · therecord.media
On September 28, 2026, Mandiant warned that the ShinyHunters group is using workarounds to exploit a vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft in a new campaign.
October 8, 2026 · therecord.media
A September 29, 2026 article by The Record says Paragon plans to complete a deal near year-end and begin trading on Nasdaq under the REDLattice name.
October 8, 2026 · therecord.media
According to a September 28, 2026 article by The Record, a New Mexico jury found that Facebook misled consumers about its data privacy practices and violated the law nearly 44 million times.
October 8, 2026 · therecord.media
In an article published on October 2, 2026, The Record reports bipartisan U.S. proposals to limit automated license plate readers and highlights a broader bill prepared by Democratic lawmakers.
October 8, 2026 · blog.google
On October 1, 2026, Google published a post about six ways Android Advanced Protection aims to defend against sophisticated threats and protect data.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
The LWN article gathers reports from the summit held on July 14, 2026, in Kraków, covering garbage collection, Python without the GIL, memory buffers, and Spicycrab.
October 8, 2026 · isc.sans.edu
In an article published by SANS ISC on October 5, 2026, an experiment sends command logs to the DShield SIEM daily after attackers or bots gain access to a sensor.
October 8, 2026 · research.checkpoint.com
Check Point Research’s report, published on October 5, 2026, covers data breaches, ransomware, exploited vulnerabilities and AI-agent activity. The cases point to practical steps for protecting data, backups and cloud environments.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
Released on October 1, 2026, Rust 1.99.0 adds support for variadic extern “C” functions, functions to query raw-pointer size and alignment, and several stabilized APIs.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
At RustConf 2026, Tyler Mandry discussed the long-running effort to make user-defined smart pointers as flexible as native references in Rust.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
In an article published on September 29, 2026, LWN reports on a proposal to compile conventional Rust code for GPUs without special libraries. A prototype is in preparation, but the approach is not fully implemented.
October 8, 2026 · therecord.media
On September 30, 2026, OFAC sanctioned 10 people and companies linked to laundering money stolen from dozens of ATMs in a scheme associated with Tren de Aragua.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
LWN's article presents Sashiko, a system that uses a language model to review kernel patches automatically and help address a shortage of reviewers.
October 8, 2026 · isc.sans.edu
A SANS Internet Storm Center post published on October 1, 2026, warns that attackers can abuse ScreenConnect Client and existing applications without sophisticated techniques or complex malware.
October 8, 2026 · blog.trailofbits.com
In a post dated October 2, 2026, Trail of Bits presents SequenceHash and SequenceMAC, constructions for combining inputs unambiguously with different cryptographic hash functions.
October 8, 2026 · lwn.net
At Kernel Recipes 2026, Greg Kroah-Hartman discussed the increase in vulnerability reports enabled by LLMs and the kernel security team’s response.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
On September 30, 2026, Ubuntu Security published advisory USN-8858-1 about incorrect login-attempt validation in the Perl library Authen::SASL, which could allow unauthorized access.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
Ubuntu Security’s USN-8728-3 advisory, published on September 29, 2026, describes Linux kernel vulnerabilities that could allow memory corruption and privilege escalation; it recommends applying the update.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
The Ubuntu security advisory, published on September 29, 2026, reports flaws in several Linux kernel subsystems and provides fixes for 18 vulnerabilities.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
Ubuntu's USN-8864-1 advisory, published October 2, 2026, reports fixes for vulnerabilities in NFS, IPv6 networking and Netfilter that could allow system compromise.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
Ubuntu security advisory USN-8487-2, published on September 28, 2026, corrects an incomplete fix and groups curl vulnerabilities that could expose credentials, cause service disruption, or allow code execution.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
Ubuntu's USN-8862-1 security advisory, published on October 1, 2026, reports that XPM images with zero dimensions can cause libXpm to consume excessive resources and lead to denial of service by a local attacker.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
Ubuntu Security advisory USN-8871-1, published on October 5, 2026, covers Linux kernel vulnerabilities for Raspberry Pi, including a risk on Arm processors and issues across several subsystems.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
Ubuntu Security notice USN-8890-1, published on October 6, 2026, describes libsoup flaws that could enable denial of service, information disclosure, security-control bypass, and code execution. Fixes are available for several Ubuntu versions.
October 8, 2026 · ubuntu.com
An Ubuntu Security advisory published on October 6, 2026 reports that the Ubuntu Pro for WSL attachment token could appear in command-line arguments during subscription activation.
October 8, 2026 · isc.sans.edu
On September 29, 2026, the SANS Internet Storm Center reported that sensors detected a small number of scans for “wordfence-waf.php”, a script associated with Wordfence protection for WordPress sites.
October 8, 2026 · seclists.org
A security notice published on September 30, 2026 clarifies that CVE-2025-6558 was already fixed in WebKitGTK 2.48.5 and WPE WebKit 2.48.5.
October 8, 2026 · therecord.media
On October 5, 2026, Wikimedia reported attempts by AI agents to edit pages and compromise a note-taking tool, as well as resource consumption on web platforms.
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